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King Kong

19337.6 / 10104 min

Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Overview

A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

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

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

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

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

Edward Clark

Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)

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

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

Native in Ape Costume

Onest Conley

Onest Conley

Warrior (uncredited)

Odel Conley

Warrior (uncredited)

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Native Handmaiden (uncredited)

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

Native Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Director

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director

James Ashmore Creelman

Screenplay

Ruth Rose

Screenplay

David O. Selznick

David O. Selznick

Executive Producer

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Producer

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Producer

Max Steiner

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Edward Linden

Director of Photography

J.O. Taylor

Director of Photography

Vernon L. Walker

Vernon L. Walker

Director of Photography

Kenneth Peach

Director of Photography

Ted Cheesman

Editor

George Marquenie

Best Boy Electric

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Camera Operator

Walter Daniels

Producer

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Idea

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace

Idea

Leon Gordon

Writer

Carroll Clark

Art Direction

Alfred Herman

Art Direction

Mel Berns

Makeup Supervisor

Carroll Clark

Settings

Alfred Herman

Settings

John Cerisoli

Sculptor

Van Nest Polglase

Van Nest Polglase

Supervising Art Director

Steve Rez

Paint Coordinator

Ernest Smythe

Additional Storyboarding

Murray Spivack

Sound Effects

Murray Spivack

Sound Designer

Eddie Harman

Sound Recordist

Clem Portman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Van Hessen

Boom Operator

Harry Redmond Jr.

Special Effects

Harry Redmond Sr.

Special Effects

Frank D. Williams

Frank D. Williams

Special Effects Technician

Ernest Bachrach

Still Photographer

Sam Redding

Key Grip

Merian C. Cooper

Merian C. Cooper

Story

Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace

Story

Fred Schuessler

Casting

Carroll Clark

Production Design

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Ray Moyer

Set Decoration

Walter Plunkett

Walter Plunkett

Costume Design

Dotha Hippe

Hairstylist

Sam Kaufman

Sam Kaufman

Makeup Artist

Doran Cox

Assistant Director

Walter Daniels

Assistant Director

Ivan Thomas

Assistant Director

George Gabe

Property Master

Earl A. Wolcott

Sound Recordist

Harold E. Stine

Boom Operator

Marcella Allen

Stunt Double

Aline Goodwin

Stunt Double

Lillian Jones

Stunt Double

Judy Malcolm

Stunt Double

Buddy Mason

Stunt Double

Pauline Wagner

Stunt Double

William H. Clothier

First Assistant "B" Camera

Bert Willis

First Assistant "A" Camera

Betty Goode

Script Supervisor

Duke Krantz

Pilot

Willis H. O'Brien

Willis H. O'Brien

Visual Effects