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Filming locations for
King Kong (1933) More at IMDbPro »

Backlot, Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
(native village/Great Wall set/jungle)

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA
(some shots of jungle)

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
(studio) (aboard ship scenes/interiors/miniature & stop-motion photography/special effects)

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
(establishing long shots of docks and airplane footage only)

Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

New York City, New York, USA
(long shots/exterior: Empire State building)

San Pedro Harbor, Long Beach, California, USA

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
(off-shore, freighter scenes, and beach scenes nearby - landing at Skull Island)

Shrine Auditorium - 665 W. Jefferson Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA
(Kong on stage scene)


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