Film Screening: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

2/25 The Most Dangerous Game

Location: Fools Foundation - 1025 19th St. Off of K St, between 19th and 20th, next to the back-end of Old Spaghetti Factory. 3:00 PM. Admission: $5.00.

“King Kong” directors Ernest B. Schoedsack and Merian C. Cooper simultaneously collaborated on this chilling 1932 release, also starring Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong. In it, big game hunter Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) is the sole survivor of a yacht accident who seeks refuge on a nearby island only to find the insane Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks). He is introduced to Zaroff's other "guests," brother and sister Martin and Eve Towbridge (Armstrong and Wray), and soon enough it is revealed that Zaroff now hunts "the most dangerous game" - man. Taut with suspense and tension and with not a scene wasted, this runs at only 63 minutes, so we will be adding a short (to be announced) to this afternoon. Note: if parts of the island look strangely reminiscent of Skull Island, it's because they are - the “King Kong” jungle sets were utilized for this film.

We are doing regular weekly film screenings with Fools Foundation on Fridays at 7 PM and Sundays at 3 PM - most are $5 (unless otherwise noted in advance), and will have filmmakers out from time to time.


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