Talk:The Most Dangerous Game (1932 film)

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Found a site claiming it was recovered in the 1970s, need better cite. MartinSFSA (talk) 11:31, 3 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

'Chang' Producers Reunited For 'Most Dangerous Game' By LOUELLA O. PARSONS

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/11801012/
"Ernest Schoedsack and Meriam Cooper, travelers, film experts and producers of the never-to-berforgotten "Chang," are together again. Their reunion takes place at Radio studios, where the combine to produce "The Most Dangerous Game," famous short story. Perhaps you've read "The Most Dangerous Game," voted the ninth best story in the entire world by one of the magazines, and included in every anthology of best short stories."
'Chang' Producers Reunited For 'Most Dangerous Game' By LOUELLA O. PARSONS Motion Picture Editor. Universal Service. Copyright, 1932, by Universal Service. Inc.

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Hi @Heidi Pusey BYU, could you read through this page and let me know if there are parts that don't make sense or are confusing? I think I am done adding to the page and sometimes I can get stuck in details. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 20:59, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yep! I'll get back to you on Monday. Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 21:58, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

LEDE:

I'm a little confused by the first sentence of the second paragraph in the lede. Is it saying that King Kong was produced on the same set as Most Dangerous Game? If this is the case, it might make more sense to say that Most Dangerous was produced on the same set that Kong was later shot on. You don't need to worry about this bit in the production section because it's explained well there.

PLOT:

"...who is familiar with Rainsford and his writings": I'd recommend mentioning earlier that Rainsford writes and explaining that it has to do with hunting. Otherwise I can see how it could get confusing for readers who are not familiar with the original short story.

PRODUCTION:

It's okay if you don't have an answer to this, but do we know why RKO cut the budget? I feel like it would be relevant if such information is available.
Could there be a wikilink to "talkie era"? I didn't know what it was and had to look it up.
I may have not read this well enough, but here's a question: What does taking photographs similar to cinematography shots have to do with European distribution? In other words, how are photographs related to European distribution of the film? Are they moving photographs, or are they stills?
The part about the glass paintings would fit better in the paragraph about the set. Where it currently resides breaks up the flow of the paragraph, which seems to be about the effects.
Also, the section appears to alternate between production techniques and explanations of who did what. I'd recommend switching the paragraphs around so that the production techniques are together and the whodunnits are together.
"At the close of the door that opened the film...": I don't know what this means. A literal door, or a figurative door?

RECEPTION:

"Zaroff's connection of the thrill of murder to the trill of love...": Is this supposed to be "thrill of love"?
In themes, why does it say that Zaroff hunted women? This contradicts the plot summary, which says he didn't hunt women. Some clarification/rephrasing would be helpful.
"...which shows the sadism inherent in hunting for sport." I can see how this could be interpreted as an editorial opinion (though that may not be what it is); it would be best to either rephrase it or clarify that it's the producers'/author's opinion.

REISSUES:

I'm not super familiar with film terminology. Is B&W a standardized term that's used? If it's not then maybe use "black and white" instead so it doesn't end up being an attempt to shorten something to a non-standard term.

Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 23:09, 4 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your feedback! I addressed most of your issues. I wasn't able to find an explanation for why RKO cut the budget--but it was around the time of the great depression, so maybe that was related. I think I read some speculation that they were trying to get Cooper to drop the idea of the film, but I couldn't find that again (maybe it was on the commentary). I tried to rearrange the production section to be more logical, but I still had difficulty with some spots--like should I even mention that one of the dogs bit Banks? I was able to reword a lot of the other things that confused you, so hopefully the page is a bit more sensible now. Rachel Helps (BYU) (talk) 19:50, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The reorganization really helped with the production section. About whether or not to include the dog biting Banks, I'm not sure. It's an interesting bit of information but I'm having difficulty determining its relevancy. Heidi Pusey BYU (talk) 20:17, 5 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]