King Kong

King Kong (1933)

Released: 1933-03-15 Duration: 1hr 44min
Rating 7.6
A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

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

RKO Radio Pictures
RKO Radio Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $672,000.00
Revenue $10,000,000.00
Original Language en
Popularity 22.203

Directed By

Merian C. Cooper

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Crew

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

TOP CAST

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
Merian C. Cooper

Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)

Frances Curry
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
Roy Brent

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Edward Clark
Edward Clark

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Harry Cornbleth
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
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
Everett Brown

Native in Ape Costume

Onest Conley
Onest Conley

Warrior (uncredited)

Odel Conley
Odel Conley

Warrior (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Native Handmaiden (uncredited)

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