King Kong (1933) - A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

King Kong

A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!
( Adventure / Fantasy / Horror )

US Runtime: 104 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Mar 15, 1933 [USA]

Directors:	Merian C. Cooper [Director] Ernest B. Schoedsack [Director]

Writers:	Merian C. Cooper [Story] James Ashmore Creelman [Screenplay] Leon Gordon [Writer] Ruth Rose [Screenplay] Edgar Wallace [Story]

Producers:	Merian C. Cooper [Producer] Walter Daniels [Producer] Ernest B. Schoedsack [Producer] David O. Selznick [Executive Producer]

Cinematography:	Edward Linden [Director of Photography] Kenneth Peach [Director of Photography] J.O. Taylor [Director of Photography] Vernon L. Walker [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Ted Cheesman [Editor]

Music Composed by	Max Steiner [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Carroll Clark [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Walter Plunkett [Costume Design]

Casting by	Fred Schuessler [Casting]

Production Companys:	Radio Pictures RKO Radio Pictures (US) RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Plot Summary:

A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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 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

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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA [docks and airplane footage only]

New York City, New York, USA

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA [off-shore, freighter scenes, and beach scenes nearby]

Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA [King Kong on stage scene]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $672,000
Revenue:: $10,001,781
Color Info:: B&W

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Production Dates:: 1932 - 1933

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