King Kong (1933) | |
| Director(s) | Merian C. Cooper (uncredited), Ernest B. Schoedsack (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | David O. Selznick (executive), Merian C. Cooper (uncredited), Ernest B. Schoedsack (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror |
| Top Topics | Animals, Exotic Lands, Monster, New York, Pre-Code Cinema |
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King Kong (1933) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by David O. Selznick, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
King Kong was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.
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Win Tickets to see ?TCM Big Screen Classics: King Kong? (Giveaway runs now through Feb 22)
By Annmarie Gatti on Feb 2, 2020 From Classic Movie Hub BlogWin tickets to see ?King Kong? on the Big Screen!In Select Cinemas NationwideSun March 15 CMH continues into our 5h year of our partnership with Fathom Events ? with the 4th of our 15 movie ticket giveaways for 2020, courtesy of Fathom Events! That said, we?ll be giving away FOUR PAIRS of tick... Read full article
Classic Movie Tourism: King Kong on Broadway
By Jennifer Garlen on Jan 16, 2019 From Virtual ViragoSome 85 years after the great ape's original screen debut, King Kong has made a triumphant return to New York City, this time as the star of his own Broadway musical. There have been plenty of sequels, reboots, revisions, and reincarnations featuring the oversized cinema gorilla, but I've never seen... Read full article
King Kong Escapes (1967, Honda Ishir?)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Jun 10, 2017 From The Stop ButtonDespite lacking special effects and a phoned in score from Ifukube Akira (reusing his previous Godzilla themes to various effect), King Kong Escapes has quite a bit of charm to it. The film opens with Kong enthusiasts?really, they?re sitting around drawing pictures of him?Rhodes Reason and Takarada ... Read full article
1001 Classic Movies: King Kong (1933)
By Amanda Garrett on Mar 6, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsKing Kong (1933) is one of the 1001 classic movies you should see. Each Monday, I'm going to recommend a classic movie you should see (for the reasons behind the 1001 series and reviews of earlier films covered go here). The new film, Kong: Skull Island (2017) has brought the monkey movie back in... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: KING KONG (1933)
By Jennifer Garlen on Jun 23, 2015 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong rules as the alpha ape among a crowd of cinematic simians, and the original 1933 movie that bears his name has influenced countless other films. Many of our modern blockbusters can trace their roots to King Kong; its special effects work and emphasis on big action sequences showed later fi... Read full article
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Quotes from
Ann Darrow: Do you always take the pictures you sell?
Carl Denham: Ever since a trip I made to Africa. I'd have got a swell picture of a charging rhino, but the cameraman got scared. The darn fool, I was right there with a rifle! Seems he didn't trust me to get the rhino before it got him. I haven't fooled with a cameraman since; I do it myself.
Carl Denham: Holy mackrel, do you think I want to take a woman along?
Charles Weston: Then why?
Carl Denham: Because the public - bless 'em - must have a pretty face.
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Facts about
Film debut (uncredited) of Bill Williams.
Cooper had been a wrestler as a youth, and O'Brien had had several amateur boxing matches. This experience is evident in Kong's fight with the allosaur. Kong puts his left paw up to guard his face, as a boxer would do, as he hits the allosaur with a right cross. Kong also uses the well known wrestling moves trip-out and snap mare during the fight. Kong finally wins by climbing on the allosaur's shoulders and pulling its jaws apart. This move would later be popularized as the "Rocca Ride" by professional wrestler Antonino Rocca in the 1940's.
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