King Kong 1933
Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
- 100 min
Beauty conquered the beast!
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.
AdventureFantasyHorrornew york cityshipexotic islandislandmonsterunsociabilityscreenplaymovie businessgreat depressiondinosaurblack and whitepre-code
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, epic and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Robert ArmstrongCarl Denham
- Fay WrayAnn Darrow
- Bruce CabotJack Driscoll
- Frank ReicherCaptain Englehorn
- Victor WongShip's Cook Charlie
- James FlavinMate Briggs
- Sam HardyCharles Weston
- Noble JohnsonSkull Island Native Chief
- Steve ClementeSkull Island Witch Doctor
- Roscoe AtesPress Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
- Merian C. CooperDirector
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
- James Ashmore CreelmanScreenplay
- Vernon L. WalkerDirector of Photography
- J.O. TaylorDirector of Photography
- Edward LindenDirector of Photography
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Ted CheesmanEditor
- Ernest B. SchoedsackProducer
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