King Kong
"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.
Movie Details
Budget
$672K
$672,000
Revenue
$10.0M
$10,001,781
Languages
English
Studio
RKO Radio Pictures
Key Crew
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
David O. Selznick
Executive Producer
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Producer
Edgar Wallace
Story
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)
