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The Son of Kong (1933)

APPROVED  70 min  -  Action | Adventure | Comedy   -  22 December 1933 (USA)
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After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to escape all the trouble... See full summary »

Writer:

Ruth Rose (story), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong ...
Helen Mack Helen Mack ...
Frank Reicher ...
John Marston John Marston ...
Captain Nils Helstrom
Victor Wong Victor Wong ...
Charlie, the Chinese Cook
Ed Brady Ed Brady ...
Bo'sun Red
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Storyline

After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to escape all the trouble. After a mutiny, he and a few companions are left behind on Skull island, where they meet a smaller relative of King Kong and make friends with him. Written by Michael Zolk <mzolk@ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

King Kong | Mutiny | Island | Giant Ape | Seal  | See more »

Taglines:

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

Genres:

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

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El hijo de Kong See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The Little Kong puppet is actually the "long face" Kong model used for the T-Rex battle in King Kong. For this film the armature (metal skeleton) was stripped of its rubber and fur and remodeled to look like a younger albino gorilla. See more »

Quotes

Helstrom: [stops Hilda in the streets of Dakang] Oh, ah, miss... I heard about your father. If I could do anything...
Hilda: [ice cold] You've done enough. You killed my father.
Helstrom: Killed? Why... what? The tent caught fire...
Hilda: My father was beaten over the head. He wasn't burned. What do you think the magistrate will say to that when he gets here?
Helstrom: You can't accuse me! You mustn't dare...
Hilda: How do you know I wasn't? Unless you were? How do you know what my father said me before he... before he died?
Helstrom: [scared] He... What did he say?
[...]
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Crazy Credits

The cast credits in the opening titles identify the character played by
Helen Mack as "Hilda", but nowhere in the story itself is she given a
name other than her stage billing of "La Belle Helene". See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Futurama: Anthology of Interest I (#2.20)" (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"The Runaway Blues"
(uncredited)
Written by Ma Rainey
Played on guitar and sung by Helen Mack See more »