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Son of Kong (1933) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.

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The Son of Kong (1933, Ernest B. Schoedsack)

on Sep 17, 2008 From The Stop Button

King Kong opened in April 1933, The Son of Kong opened for Christmas 1933. The rush shows. The special effects really suffer–for whatever reason, when Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack are added to the little Kong’s shots, it’s fine, but when little Kong is added to Armstrong and Mac... Read full article


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Carl Denham: [after little Kong has broken the rifle] Now look what you've done, you big dummy!


Carl Denham: Stick with me and you'll be wearing diamonds.


Reporter: If I don't get a story I'll lose my job.
Carl Denham: Alright, tell 'em this: Carl Denham, the boy who was gonna make a million dollars off King Kong, is flat broke.


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The name for the "junior" Kong was Kiko, though it was never used. RKO's promoters gave "Little Kong" the name Kiko after completion of the film. Kiko is an abbreviation of the name King Kong.
The Little Kong puppet is actually the "long face" Kong model used for the T-Rex battle in King Kong. For this film the armature (metal skeleton) was stripped of its rubber and fur and remodeled to look like a younger albino gorilla.
One of the scenes involving pterodactyls flying in the far background was matted into Citizen Kane during the scene where Kane and "friends" make for the beach from Xanadu - this was done to save production costs.
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