King Kong (1933)
King Kong is a 1933 adventure movie directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, with a running time of 1h 40m. It stars Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray and Bruce Cabot.
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.
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Cast
- Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham
- Fay Wray as Ann Darrow
- Bruce Cabot as Jack Driscoll
- Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn
- Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie
- James Flavin as Mate Briggs
- Sam Hardy as Charles Weston
- Noble Johnson as Skull Island Native Chief
- Steve Clemente as Skull Island Witch Doctor
- Roscoe Ates as Press Photographer (uncredited)
- Merian C. Cooper as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
- Frances Curry as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
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