Principal cast
Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher and Victor Wong
Film 43 of 498 on the Screen Path
King Kong
Beauty conquered the beast!
About the film
King Kong at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1933 film at stop 43 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Edward Linden (director of photography), J.O. Taylor (director of photography), Vernon L. Walker (director of photography), Ted Cheesman (editor) and Max Steiner (original music composer)
- Director
- Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Release
- 1933-04-07
- Runtime
- 100 minutes
- Genres
- Adventure, Fantasy and Horror
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Robert ArmstrongCharacter: Carl Denham
- Fay WrayCharacter: Ann Darrow
- Bruce CabotCharacter: Jack Driscoll
- Frank ReicherCharacter: Captain Englehorn
- Victor WongCharacter: Ship's Cook Charlie
- James FlavinCharacter: Mate Briggs
- Sam HardyCharacter: Charles Weston
- Noble JohnsonCharacter: Skull Island Native Chief
- Steve ClementeCharacter: Skull Island Witch Doctor
- Roscoe AtesCharacter: Press Photographer (uncredited)
- Merian C. CooperCharacter: Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
- Frances CurryCharacter: Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Merian C. CooperCredits: Director, Producer, Idea
- Ernest B. SchoedsackCredits: Director, Producer
- Ted CheesmanCredits: Editor
- David O. SelznickCredits: Executive Producer
- Max SteinerCredits: Original Music Composer
- Vernon L. WalkerCredits: Director of Photography
- J.O. TaylorCredits: Director of Photography
- Edward LindenCredits: Director of Photography
- Walter DanielsCredits: Production Assistant
- Archie MarshekCredits: Production Assistant
- Earl A. WolcottCredits: Sound Recordist
- Murray SpivackCredits: Sound Effects
- Ruth RoseCredits: Screenplay
- James Ashmore CreelmanCredits: Screenplay
- Edgar WallaceCredits: Idea
- Carroll ClarkCredits: Settings
- Alfred HermanCredits: Settings
- Willis H. O'BrienCredits: Visual Effects
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