King Kong (1933)
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.
Directors:
Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack.
Writers:
Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman.
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Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham |
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Fay Wray as Ann Darrow |
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Bruce Cabot as Jack Driscoll |
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Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn |
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Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie |
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James Flavin as Mate Briggs |
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Sam Hardy as Charles Weston |
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Noble Johnson as Skull Island Native Chief |
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Steve Clemente as Skull Island Witch Doctor |
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Roscoe Ates as Press Photographer (uncredited) |
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Merian C. Cooper as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited) |
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Frances Curry as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited) |
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Paul Porcasi as Apple Vendor (uncredited) |
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Ernest B. Schoedsack as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited) |
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Bill Williams as Theatre Usher (uncredited) |
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Dick Curtis as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Reginald Barlow as Ship's Engineer (uncredited) |
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Roy Brent as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Edward Clark as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Harry Cornbleth as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Jimmy Dime as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Charlie Hall as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Allen Jenkins as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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George Magrill as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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John Northpole as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Gil Perkins as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Jack Perry as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Harry Tenbrook as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Sailor Vincent as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Blackie Whiteford as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Gulliver as New York Theatergoer |
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Carlotta Monti as New York Theatergoer |
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Sandra Shaw as Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window |
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Louise Emmons as Old Woman in Line at Mission |
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Everett Brown as Native in Ape Costume |
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Onest Conley as Warrior (uncredited) |
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Odel Conley as Warrior (uncredited) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Native Handmaiden (uncredited) |
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Jim Thorpe as Native Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Merian C. Cooper | Director |
| Directing | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Director |
| Editing | Ted Cheesman | Editor |
| Production | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Producer |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
| Production | David O. Selznick | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Max Steiner | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Vernon L. Walker | Director of Photography |
| Camera | J.O. Taylor | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edward Linden | Director of Photography |
| Production | Walter Daniels | Production Assistant |
| Production | Archie Marshek | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Earl A. Wolcott | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Murray Spivack | Sound Effects |
| Writing | Ruth Rose | Screenplay |
| Writing | James Ashmore Creelman | Screenplay |
| Writing | Merian C. Cooper | Idea |
| Writing | Edgar Wallace | Idea |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Settings |
| Art | Alfred Herman | Settings |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects |