King Kong (1933)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $672,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $10,000,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 29.932 |
Directed By
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Merian C. Cooper
Crew
Max Steiner
J.O. Taylor
Kenneth Peach
Ruth Rose
Vernon L. Walker
Walter Daniels
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Merian C. Cooper
David O. Selznick
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Edward Linden
James Ashmore Creelman
Merian C. Cooper
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Ted Cheesman
George Marquenie
Murray Spivack
Murray Spivack
Alfred Herman
Ernest Smythe
Merian C. Cooper
Carroll Clark
Van Nest Polglase
Eddie Harman
John Cerisoli
Steve Rez
Frank D. Williams
Mel Berns
Carroll Clark
Leon Gordon
Alfred Herman
Clem Portman
Harry Redmond Sr.
Richard Van Hessen
Harry Redmond Jr.
Edgar Wallace
Ernest Bachrach
Sam Redding
Ray Moyer
Earl A. Wolcott
William H. Clothier
Walter Daniels
Lillian Jones
Pauline Wagner
Betty Goode
Edgar Wallace
Thomas Little
Harold E. Stine
Merian C. Cooper
Fred Schuessler
Walter Plunkett
Sam Kaufman
Marcella Allen
Judy Malcolm
Doran Cox
Cherie May
Duke Krantz
Buddy Mason
Ivan Thomas
Dotha Hippe
Aline Goodwin
Bert Willis
Carroll Clark
George Gabe
Willis H. O'Brien
TOP CAST
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)
Paul Porcasi
Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
Bill Williams
Theatre Usher (uncredited)
Dick Curtis
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
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
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Charlie Hall
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Allen Jenkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
George Magrill
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
John Northpole
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford
Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Dorothy Gulliver
New York Theatergoer
Carlotta Monti
New York Theatergoer
Sandra Shaw
Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window
Louise Emmons
Old Woman in Line at Mission
Everett Brown
Native in Ape Costume
Onest Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Odel Conley
Warrior (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
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