King Kong (1933)
Beauty conquered the beast!
- Released
- Runtime 1h 40m
- Director Merian C. Cooper
- Genres Adventure Fantasy Horror
- Rating 7.6/10 (1,665 votes)
Synopsis
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
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Robert Armstrong
as Carl Denham
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Fay Wray
as Ann Darrow
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Bruce Cabot
as Jack Driscoll
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Frank Reicher
as Captain Englehorn
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Victor Wong
as Ship's Cook Charlie
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James Flavin
as Mate Briggs
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Sam Hardy
as Charles Weston
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Noble Johnson
as Skull Island Native Chief
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Steve Clemente
as Skull Island Witch Doctor
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Roscoe Ates
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
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Merian C. Cooper
as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
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Frances Curry
as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
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Paul Porcasi
as Apple Vendor (uncredited)
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Ernest B. Schoedsack
as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
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Harry Strang
as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
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Bill Williams
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
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Dick Curtis
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
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Reginald Barlow
as Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Crew
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Merian C. Cooper
Director
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Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
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Vernon L. Walker
Director of Photography
- J.O. Taylor Director of Photography
- Edward Linden Director of Photography
- Ted Cheesman Editor
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Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
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Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer
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Merian C. Cooper
Producer
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Ruth Rose
Screenplay
- James Ashmore Creelman Screenplay
