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King Kong

King Kong

Release: 1933-03-15 ·Runtime: 104m ·★ 7.6
Adventure Fantasy Horror

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures

Cast

Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham Fay Wray Fay Wray as Ann Darrow Bruce Cabot Bruce Cabot as Jack Driscoll Frank Reicher Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn Victor Wong Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie James Flavin James Flavin as Mate Briggs Sam Hardy Sam Hardy as Charles Weston Noble Johnson Noble Johnson as Skull Island Native Chief Steve Clemente Steve Clemente as Skull Island Witch Doctor Roscoe Ates Roscoe Ates as Press Photographer (uncredited) Merian C. Cooper Merian C. Cooper as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited) Paul Porcasi Paul Porcasi as Apple Vendor (uncredited) Ernest B. Schoedsack Ernest B. Schoedsack as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited) Harry Strang Harry Strang as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited) Bill Williams Bill Williams as Theatre Usher (uncredited) Dick Curtis Dick Curtis as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Reginald Barlow Reginald Barlow as Ship's Engineer (uncredited) James Dime James Dime as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Charlie Hall Charlie Hall as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Allen Jenkins Allen Jenkins as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) George Magrill George Magrill as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) John Northpole John Northpole as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Jack Perry Jack Perry as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Harry Tenbrook Harry Tenbrook as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Sailor Vincent Sailor Vincent as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Blackie Whiteford Blackie Whiteford as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited) Dorothy Gulliver Dorothy Gulliver as New York Theatergoer Carlotta Monti Carlotta Monti as New York Theatergoer Sandra Shaw Sandra Shaw as Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window Louise Emmons Louise Emmons as Old Woman in Line at Mission Onest Conley Onest Conley as Warrior (uncredited) Madame Sul-Te-Wan Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Native Handmaiden (uncredited) Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe as Native Dancer (uncredited)