Jun 7th
The Most Dangerous Game***
(US 1932)
RKO. 62m. bw

A mad Cossack hunter lures shipwreck survivors to his remote island to hunt them down for sport.
Telling little adventure drama with a startling opening which sets the tone for the rest, despite slightly theatrical moments. An interesting precursor also for the makers of King Kong.

Written by: James Creelman, from a story by Richard Connell.
Producer: Merian C. Cooper.
Director: Ernst Schoedsak, Irving Pichel.
Starring: Leslie Banks, Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, William B. Davidson, James Flavin.
Photography: Henry Gerrard.
Music: Max Steiner.
Art Direction: Carroll Clark.

Preceded by:
The Pink Panther in
Pink, Plunk, Plink*
(US 1966. 6m.; PP interrupts an orchestra's performance of Beethoven with the Pink Panther theme, to the delight of Henry Mancini!; w: Michel O'Connor; d: Hawley Pratt, Friz Freleng.)

A Welcome to Britain**
aka. How to Behave in Britain
(GB/US 1943. Ministry of Information/Office of War Information. 37m. bw; Quirky US Army training film, now an interesting period record as well as useful pointer for visiting G.I.s - Bob Hope suddenly pops in to swindle Burgess Meredith out of his money, and suddenly the earnest documentary becomes semi-farce.; d Burgess Meredith, Anthony Asquith; s: Burgess Meredith, Felix Aylmer, Bob Hope, Carla Lehmann.