Run For The Sun (1956)

Set in Mexico, a disillusioned novelist (Richard Widmark) and a journalist (Jane Greer) flying in his private plane crash in the Mexican jungle. They are found by a suspiciously secretive Englishman (Trevor Howard) and his German companion (Peter Van Eyck) whose explanations for living buried in the jungle (in a handsome hacienda with Indian servants) don't quite add up and soon the writer suspects they may be permanent prisoners. Based on the short story THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME by Richard Connell and directed by Roy Boulting (THE FAMILY WAY). This better than average adventure caper is one of several films based on or inspired by the famed Connell source material, the most famous being the 1932 Joel McCrea film. The steamy jungle locations, shot by Joseph LaShelle (THE APARTMENT), provide an exotic backdrop for this man hunts man thriller. While the outcome is never in doubt, Boulting keeps the tension tight as a drum and Widmark is always a welcome screen presence and the lovely Greer holds up her end too. Produced by actress Jane Russell and her then husband, Robert Waterfield.