Movie · 1933
King Kong
“Beauty conquered the beast!”
Released 7 April 1933 100 min Adventure / Fantasy / Horror More from 1933 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Frank Reicher
as Captain Englehorn
Paul Porcasi
as Apple Vendor (uncredited)
Edward Clark
as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
as Skull Island Native Chief
Sam Hardy
as Charles Weston
Steve Clemente
as Skull Island Witch Doctor
Robert Armstrong
as Carl Denham
Harry Strang
as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
Merian C. Cooper
as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Roscoe Ates
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Bruce Cabot
as Jack Driscoll
Victor Wong
as Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
as Mate Briggs
Fay Wray
as Ann Darrow
Frances Curry
as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
Bill Williams
as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
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The numbers
40years between the oldest and youngest billed
57Frank Reicher — oldest on the call sheet
17Bill Williams — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast