King Kong

AdventureFantasyHorror
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.
Budget : 672000USD
language : en
Runtime : 104 min
Release Date : 1933-03-15
Imdb ID : tt0024216
Status : Released

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)

Jimmy 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)

Jim Thorpe
Native Dancer (uncredited)

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Reviews

tmdb27219454
In watching this movie, and I'm talking about actually scrutinizing it intently, I was shocked at the amount and the extremity of the violence that was in the picture. Natives were being bitten, swallowed and purposely stepped upon by Kong. The sailors were chased, trampled and eaten by the dinosaurs and then we have all the New York City violence on top of it all where Kong tosses a woman to her death and bites on a bystander. Also, for it being an 85+ year old movie, the special effects STILL stand up rather well and STILL look convincingly realistic. In fact, I believe these FX are of a better quality than the 1976 remake and even comes close to the 2005 CGI version. If you've never seen this classic, mostly because "who would want to watch that old-style claymation" or you can't watch anything not "in Living Color," you really need to give this one a try. For those of you that have seen it, let me urge you to rewatch it, possibly with some newly-opened eyes.
Geronimo1967
Shown recently by the BBC and wow, how fantastically this has stood the test of time. I can see why there have been so many remakes of this iconic tale of ambition, power and true love but none that shine a candle to this - even after over 80 years. Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray do their bit as the producer and the starlet, but the true stars are lighting, photography and special effects which are masterful as we visit this ancient island divided by a great wall (how on earth did the natives ever manage to build it?) that keeps the prehistoric monsters at bay. This is adventure cinema at it's absolute best; and even the writing is reasonable. If you don't feel sympathy for Kong at the end then where is your heart?
GenerationofSwine
So this is the bar, and this is the reason that people don't like any of the remakes... except the 2005 remake, people don't like that because it stinks. But this shot for the moon. It promised the audience a giant ape, it gave the audience a giant ape... and a sort of love story that was really cute and relatable that brought it all together. It reached for the stars visually, it grabbed one, and it told an amazing story along with it. It was a win on every front. So, now, when people watch King Kong remakes, they look at them and they don't live up to the effort that this movie put into itself. They all look better, but they don't feel as well crafted as the original, because they aren't. They are all a little lazy in comparison because it's easier to do it now. In 11 years its going to be 100 years old and people are still going to marvel at the work put into it.

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