King Kong (1933)

A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.

• Director: Peter Jackson / Bryan Singer
• Genre:Action / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
• Runtime:187 minutes

Cast

Fay Wray : Ann Darrow
Robert Armstrong: Carl Denham
Bruce Cabot : John Driscoll
Frank Reicher : Captain Englehorn
Sam Hardy : Charles Weston

Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) agrees to star in a film directed by Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong). The two set sail on the SS Venture for a mysterious island in the Indian Ocean. During the course of the voyage, Ann falls in love with First Mate Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot). The island is reached but the natives kidnap Ann and prepare her as a sacrifice to Kong, a huge gorilla-like creature who dwells on the island. Kong carries Ann to his jungle lair.

Driscoll, Denham, and the crew set out to rescue Ann. They are menaced by dinosaurs along the jungle trail and many crew members are killed. Driscoll snatches Ann from Kong’s lair but the two are pursued by Kong as they race through the jungle to safety. Kong is finally subdued by hand-tossed gas bombs. Denham returns to civilization and exhibits Kong on the New York stage. The monster breaks his chains, retakes Ann, and climbs to the top of the Empire State Building. He dies in a hail of machine gun fire from a squadron of military airplanes. Ann is reunited with Driscoll. Read more