King Kong

King Kong (1933)

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.

Date of release
1933-04-07
TMDB
7.6 / 10 (1677)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Director
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Casting

  • 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)

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