AdventureFantasyHorror

King Kong

- A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

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.

Release Date : 1933-03-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Carl Denham

Original Name : Robert Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann Darrow

Original Name : Fay Wray

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jack Driscoll

Original Name : Bruce Cabot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain Englehorn

Original Name : Frank Reicher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ship's Cook Charlie

Original Name : Victor Wong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mate Briggs

Original Name : James Flavin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Weston

Original Name : Sam Hardy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skull Island Native Chief

Original Name : Noble Johnson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Skull Island Witch Doctor

Original Name : Steve Clemente

Gender : Male

Character Name : Press Photographer (uncredited)

Original Name : Roscoe Ates

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Original Name : Merian C. Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (uncredited)

Original Name : Frances Curry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Apple Vendor (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Porcasi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Original Name : Ernest B. Schoedsack

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Strang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theatre Usher (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Curtis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ship's Engineer (uncredited)

Original Name : Reginald Barlow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Roy Brent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Cornbleth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : James Dime

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Allen Jenkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : George Magrill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : John Northpole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Gil Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Jack Perry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Tenbrook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Sailor Vincent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Original Name : Blackie Whiteford

Gender : Male

Character Name : New York Theatergoer

Original Name : Dorothy Gulliver

Gender : Female

Character Name : New York Theatergoer

Original Name : Carlotta Monti

Gender : Female

Character Name : Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window

Original Name : Sandra Shaw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Woman in Line at Mission

Original Name : Louise Emmons

Gender : Female

Character Name : Native in Ape Costume

Original Name : Everett Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Onest Conley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Odel Conley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Native Handmaiden (uncredited)

Original Name : Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Gender : Female

Reviews

tmdb27219454

@tmdb27219454

2021-06-23

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.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-13

Shown recently by the BBC and wow, how fantastically this has stood the test of time. I can see why there have been so many remakes of this iconic tale of ambition, power and true love but none that shine a candle to this - even after over 80 years. Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray do their bit as the producer and the starlet, but the true stars are lighting, photography and special effects which are masterful as we visit this ancient island divided by a great wall (how on earth did the natives ever manage to build it?) that keeps the prehistoric monsters at bay. This is adventure cinema at it's absolute best; and even the writing is reasonable. If you don't feel sympathy for Kong at the end then where is your heart?

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-10

So this is the bar, and this is the reason that people don't like any of the remakes... except the 2005 remake, people don't like that because it stinks. But this shot for the moon. It promised the audience a giant ape, it gave the audience a giant ape... and a sort of love story that was really cute and relatable that brought it all together. It reached for the stars visually, it grabbed one, and it told an amazing story along with it. It was a win on every front. So, now, when people watch King Kong remakes, they look at them and they don't live up to the effort that this movie put into itself. They all look better, but they don't feel as well crafted as the original, because they aren't. They are all a little lazy in comparison because it's easier to do it now. In 11 years its going to be 100 years old and people are still going to marvel at the work put into it.