The Son of Kong (1933)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writer:

Ruth Rose (story)

Release Date:

22 December 1933 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

SEE! The cannibals! The earthquake! The sea serpent! The fighting monsters of ages past!

Plot:

After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to escape all the trouble...

Plot Keywords:

Mutiny | Island | King Kong | Fight | Fire

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Robert Armstrong	...	Carl Denham
Helen Mack	...	Helene Peterson
Frank Reicher	...	Captain Englehorn
John Marston	...	Captain Nils Helstrom
Victor Wong	...	Charlie, the Chinese Cook
Ed Brady	...	Bo'sun Red

Also Known As:

Son of Kong (USA) (trailer title)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Certification:

Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #1339)

Filming Locations:

Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

Recordings of Fay Wray's screams from King Kong (1933) were used in this movie.

Quotes:

Carl Denham: If I don't get out of this house I'll bite someone.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hollywood Stuntmakers: King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere" (1999)

Mediocre follow-up to classic "Kong"

Kong's small son stars in a small movie. Its greatest assets are its amusing effects sequences designed by the legendary Willis O'Brien and the vibrant playing of its female star, Helen Mack, who admirably succeeds Fay Wray in the series. Only the wooden Armstrong has returned from the Kong Sr. cast (as far as I know).

This one aims more for laughs than thrills, correctly assuming that audiences fully exposed (already) to Kong's menace could only be affected in a diminished degree if they had tried to follow similar lines in the sequel. Thus, it is more similar to the director's (and O'Brien's) later collaboration with John Ford, "The Mighty Joe Young", but it's not as charming or fun as "Young".