The Most Dangerous Game

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Guns used in the film The Most Dangerous Game. The film is based off of a short story of the same name by Richard Connell and concerns a shipwrecked man, Robert Rainsford (Joel McCrea) who is hunted on an island for sport by an evil Russian count.

The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Luger P08

A Luger handgun is used throughout the film by the villains to force Rainsford and others to comply. At the climax of the film, Count Zaroff (Leslie Banks) retrieves the weapon from a desk drawer and tries to shoot Rainsford with it. Later, Rainsford uses the Luger to shoot one of Zaroff's men.

Luger P08 - 9x19mm. This is a 1917 dated handgun, thus it is a World War One firearm.

The Luger carried by Ivan (Noble Johnson).

Confronted by Rainsford, Zaroff attempts to covertly pull the Luger from his desk drawer.

Rainsford and Zaroff grapple over the Luger.

The Luger lands on the floor.

The Luger now in the hands of Rainsford.

Bolt-Action Scoped Rifle

To be identified. Whilst hunting Rainsford, Zaroff carries a bolt-action rifle with a scope on it. Rainsford simply refers to it as "a high-powered rifle." Several shots featuring actor Leslie Banks as Zaroff were flipped, as evidenced by the bolt appearing on the wrong side of the rifle.

Zaroff stalks through the jungle (the same sets used for the following year's King Kong) carrying his rifle.

Zaroff aims with the rifle.

One of the flipped shots of Zaroff. Notice the bolt is on the wrong side (as is the part in Leslie Banks' hair and the knife sheath).

Side view of the rifle as Zaroff climbs the cliff.

Trivia Section

• The film bears many crossover elements with 1933's King Kong, which actually was shot concurrent to The Most Dangerous Game. In addition to the fact both films used the same jungle set, actors Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray and Noble Johnson appear in both films.