The Most Dangerous Game (1932) Starring: Joel McCrea, Fay Wray,
Robert Armstrong, Leslie Banks Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and Irving Pichel Screenplay by James Ashmore Creelman Based on the short story "The
Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Edward Connell in Collier's (19 Jan 1924).
Produced by David O. Selznick (Executive Producer) and Merian C. Cooper
(Associate Producer) Run Time: 61 minutes. USA Black and White Adventure
If the undertaking of filming King Kong (1933) wasn’t enough,
Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper were also making another movie at the
same time, The Most Dangerous Game. Described as the first in a series of
adventure and mystery films the two were going to make at RKO, the film is
based on the short story "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Edward
Connell, which appeared in Collier’s magazine in January 19, 1924. You have no
doubt been exposed to the short story at some time during your schooling. The
short story has been called the "most popular short story ever written in
English” and upon publication, won the O. Henry Award.
