King Kong

1933 · 1h 40m · 7.6

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack

Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Victor Wong, James Flavin, Sam Hardy, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, Roscoe Ates

new york city, ship, exotic island, island, monster, unsociability, screenplay, movie business, great depression, dinosaur, black and white, pre-code, sea voyage, damsel in distress, empire state building, curious, giant ape, monster movie, stegosaurus, animal horror