Adventure · Fantasy · Horror

King Kong

Directed byErnest B. SchoedsackMerian C. Cooper

1933 · 1h 40m

Synopsis

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.

Cast & crew

Cast

  • Robert ArmstrongCarl Denham
  • Fay WrayAnn Darrow
  • Bruce CabotJack Driscoll
  • Frank ReicherCaptain Englehorn
  • Victor WongShip's Cook Charlie
  • James FlavinMate Briggs
  • Sam HardyCharles Weston
  • Noble JohnsonSkull Island Native Chief
  • Steve ClementeSkull Island Witch Doctor
  • Roscoe AtesPress Photographer (uncredited)
  • Merian C. CooperPilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
  • Frances CurryIntended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)

Crew

  • Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
  • Merian C. CooperDirector
  • James Ashmore CreelmanWriter
  • Ruth RoseWriter