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King Kong (1933)

NR03/15/1933Adventure, Fantasy, Horror1h 44m
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A Monster of Creation's Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Robert Armstrong

    Carl Denham

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    Fay Wray

    Ann Darrow

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    Bruce Cabot

    Jack Driscoll

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    Frank Reicher

    Captain Englehorn

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    Victor Wong

    Ship's Cook Charlie

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    James Flavin

    Mate Briggs

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    Sam Hardy

    Charles Weston

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    Noble Johnson

    Skull Island Native Chief

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    Steve Clemente

    Skull Island Witch Doctor

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 ...