Poster
King Kong  (1933)
A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!


7.6|15 Mar, 1933|104 min
Released
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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.
Language

English 


Budget$672,000
Revenue $10,000,000
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Keywords
new york city
ship
exotic island
island
unsociability
screenplay
movie business
great depression
dinosaur
black and white
pre-code
sea voyage
damsel in distress
empire state building
giant ape
animal horror
great ape
king kong

Casts

Robert Armstrong
Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
Fay Wray
Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
James Flavin
Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
Steve Clemente
Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
Roscoe Ates
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Merian C. Cooper
Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Frances Curry
Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (uncredited)
Paul Porcasi
Paul Porcasi
Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Harry Strang
Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
Bill Williams
Bill Williams
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Dick Curtis
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
Reginald Barlow
Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Roy Brent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Cornbleth
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
James Dime
James Dime
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Charlie Hall
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
George Magrill
George Magrill
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
John Northpole
John Northpole
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Jack Perry
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Harry Tenbrook
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Sailor Vincent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Blackie Whiteford
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Dorothy Gulliver
Dorothy Gulliver
New York Theatergoer
Carlotta Monti
Carlotta Monti
New York Theatergoer
Sandra Shaw
Sandra Shaw
Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window
Louise Emmons
Louise Emmons
Old Woman in Line at Mission
Everett Brown
Native in Ape Costume
Onest Conley
Onest Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Odel Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Native Dancer (uncredited)

Crews

Merian C. Cooper
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
James Ashmore Creelman
Screenplay
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer
Max Steiner
Max Steiner
Original Music Composer
Edward Linden
Director of Photography
J.O. Taylor
Director of Photography
Vernon L. Walker
Vernon L. Walker
Director of Photography
Kenneth Peach
Director of Photography
Ted Cheesman
Editor
George Marquenie
Best Boy Electric
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Camera Operator
Walter Daniels
Producer
Merian C. Cooper
Idea
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Idea
Leon Gordon
Writer
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
Alfred Herman
Art Direction
Mel Berns
Makeup Supervisor
Carroll Clark
Settings
Alfred Herman
Settings
John Cerisoli
Sculptor
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Supervising Art Director
Steve Rez
Paint Coordinator
Ernest Smythe
Additional Storyboarding
Murray Spivack
Sound Effects
Murray Spivack
Sound Designer
Eddie Harman
Sound Recordist
Clem Portman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Van Hessen
Boom Operator
Harry Redmond Jr.
Special Effects
Harry Redmond Sr.
Special Effects
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams
Special Effects Technician
Ernest Bachrach
Still Photographer
Sam Redding
Key Grip
Merian C. Cooper
Story
Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Story
Fred Schuessler
Casting
Carroll Clark
Production Design
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Ray Moyer
Set Decoration
Walter Plunkett
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Dotha Hippe
Hairstylist
Sam Kaufman
Sam Kaufman
Makeup Artist
Doran Cox
Assistant Director
Walter Daniels
Assistant Director
Ivan Thomas
Assistant Director
George Gabe
Property Master
Earl A. Wolcott
Sound Recordist
Harold E. Stine
Boom Operator
Marcella Allen
Stunt Double
Aline Goodwin
Stunt Double
Lillian Jones
Stunt Double
Judy Malcolm
Stunt Double
Buddy Mason
Stunt Double
Pauline Wagner
Stunt Double
William H. Clothier
William H. Clothier
First Assistant "B" Camera
Bert Willis
First Assistant "A" Camera
Betty Goode
Script Supervisor
Duke Krantz
Pilot
Willis H. O'Brien
Visual Effects

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