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A Balasaur Score of 85 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 92/100. Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 94% of the 65 1930s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic92/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
1,663 audience votes
Key crew
- Merian C. CooperDirector
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
- Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
- James Ashmore CreelmanScreenplay
Cast
- Robert ArmstrongCarl Denham
- Fay WrayAnn Darrow
- Bruce CabotJack Driscoll
- Frank ReicherCaptain Englehorn
- Victor WongShip's Cook Charlie
- James FlavinMate Briggs
- Sam HardyCharles Weston
- Noble JohnsonSkull Island Native Chief
- Steve ClementeSkull Island Witch Doctor
- Roscoe AtesPress Photographer (uncredited)
- Merian C. CooperPilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
- Frances CurryIntended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
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