The lush and foreboding jungle in The Most Dangerous Game might seem strangely familiar. It was made simultaneously with King Kong, and the two films share more than a common set, for here too is hirsute libido on the loose. Richard Connell's oft-filmed story of the self-exiled Russian Count Zaroff, who tires of big game hunting and goes instead for human quarry on his private island, is a tale of Sadean camp. Collecting castaways, Zaroff, played with restrained randyness by Leslie Banks, gives his prey a few hours' lead, then off he goes to bag his booty. When a no-nonsense nimrod (Joel McCrea) washes ashore, things start to get a bit gamey. Throw in trophy wife-to-be Fay Wray, and you have the makings of a great hunting party. A high-caliber thriller, The Most Dangerous Game pits mad desire against civil restraint. Guess which has a sporting chance?