Joel McCrea
Robert "Bob" Rainsford, a big game hunter who is shipwrecked on Count Zaroff's island.
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Synopsis
A shipwrecked hunter reaches an island and accepts a count's hospitality. Other guests hint that the refuge is a trap. The host's preferred quarry forces the visitor to experience the terror of being pursued rather than the pleasure of the hunt.
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Inspirations
Richard Connell's short story became a compact thriller closely connected to King Kong through personnel and jungle sets. Its reversal of hunter and hunted gives the adventure a moral question as well as physical suspense.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
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- Joel McCrea — Unknown author · Public domain
- Fay Wray — Studio publicity still · Public domain
- Leslie Banks — film screenshot (RKO) · Public domain
- Robert Armstrong — Trailer screenshot · Public domain
