Summary
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Cast
Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Merian C. Cooper
Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Frances Curry
Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
Bill Williams
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Cornbleth
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
James Dime
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
George Magrill
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
John Northpole
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Dorothy Gulliver
New York Theatergoer
Carlotta Monti
New York Theatergoer
Sandra Shaw
Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window
Louise Emmons
Old Woman in Line at Mission
Everett Brown
Native in Ape Costume
Onest Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Odel Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director, Idea, Story
Merian C. Cooper
Idea, Story
Edgar Wallace
Screenplay
James Ashmore Creelman
Screenplay
Ruth Rose
Writer
Leon Gordon
Reviews
tmdb27219454
August 2, 2019
10
In watching this movie, and I'm talking about actually scrutinizing it intently, I was shocked at the amount and the extremity of the violence that was in the picture. Natives were being bitten, swallowed and purposely stepped upon by Kong. The sailors were chased, trampled and eaten by the dinosaurs and then we have all the New York City violence on top of it all where Kong tosses a woman to her death and bites on a bystander.
Also, for it being an 85+ year old movie, the special effects STILL stand up rather well and STILL look convincingly realistic. In fact, I believe these FX are of a better quality than the 1976 remake and even comes close to the 2005 CGI version.
If you've never seen this classic, mostly because "who would want to watch that old-style claymation" or you can't watch anything not "in Living Color," you really need to give this one a try. For those of you that have seen it, let me urge you to rewatch it, possibly with some newly-opened eyes.
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$672,000.00
Revenue:
$10,000,000.00
Keywords
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