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Kongo

  • 1932
  • Passed
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
1.1K
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Walter Huston and Lupe Velez in Kongo (1932)
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This remake of Le talion (1928) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney original in morbidity. From a wheelchair a handicapped white man rules an area of Africa as a living god. ... Read allThis remake of Le talion (1928) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney original in morbidity. From a wheelchair a handicapped white man rules an area of Africa as a living god. He rules the local natives through superstition and stage magic and he rules the few white... Read allThis remake of Le talion (1928) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney original in morbidity. From a wheelchair a handicapped white man rules an area of Africa as a living god. He rules the local natives through superstition and stage magic and he rules the few white people through sadism, keeping them virtual prisoners. He lives for the day he can avenge... Read all

  • Director
    • William J. Cowen
  • Writers
    • Leon Gordon
    • Chester M. De Vonde
    • Kilbourn Gordon
  • Stars
    • Walter Huston
    • Lupe Velez
    • Conrad Nagel
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William J. Cowen
    • Writers
      • Leon Gordon
      • Chester M. De Vonde
      • Kilbourn Gordon
    • Stars
      • Walter Huston
      • Lupe Velez
      • Conrad Nagel
    • 46User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Virginia Bruce and Lupe Velez in Kongo (1932)
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    Walter Huston and Lupe Velez in Kongo (1932)
    Virginia Bruce and Walter Huston in Kongo (1932)
    Walter Huston in Kongo (1932)
    Walter Huston in Kongo (1932)
    Virginia Bruce, Walter Huston, and Conrad Nagel in Kongo (1932)
    Virginia Bruce and Conrad Nagel in Kongo (1932)
    Virginia Bruce and Conrad Nagel in Kongo (1932)
    Virginia Bruce and Conrad Nagel in Kongo (1932)
    Lupe Velez in Kongo (1932)
    Kongo (1932)

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    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Flint
    Lupe Velez
    Lupe Velez
    • Tula
    Conrad Nagel
    Conrad Nagel
    • Kingsland
    Virginia Bruce
    Virginia Bruce
    • Ann
    C. Henry Gordon
    C. Henry Gordon
    • Gregg
    Mitchell Lewis
    Mitchell Lewis
    • Hogan
    Forrester Harvey
    Forrester Harvey
    • Cookie
    Curtis Nero
    • Fuzzy
    Everett Brown
    Everett Brown
    • Native Reporting to Gregg
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Irwin
    Charles Irwin
    • Carl
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah Padden
    Sarah Padden
    • Nun in Convent School
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William J. Cowen
    • Writers
      • Leon Gordon
      • Chester M. De Vonde
      • Kilbourn Gordon
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Some sets for this film were also used for La belle de Saïgon (1932).
    • Goofs
      At 00:09:25, as Flint, whose legs are totally useless, Walter Huston bends his legs as he ascends up a rope.
    • Quotes

      Tula: [Tula has just given a drink of "gin" to a tribal chieftain; he refuses to return the bottle] I hate to see good gin wasted on a dried-up monkey like that.

      Cookie Harris: That's not gin I gave him - - that's kerosene.

      [Cookie and Tula look at the chief, happily drinking the "gin," and both giggle]

    • Connections
      Edited from Le talion (1928)

    User reviews46

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    10/10
    Nasty, nasty film
    This is one of the most perverse pre-code films ever made. Drug addiction, rape, incest, nudity, you name it. Every time I show it to people their jaws drop, I burned a TCM showing onto DVD but would love to see an official MGM release.

    There is no comparison to the original, "West of Zanzibar". As great as Chaney was, and in my opinion he was one of, if not the, greatest actors that ever lived, "Kongo" beats just about every film I've ever seen for sheer seaminess. C'mon, Virginia Bruce a forcibly drug-addicted heroine forced into prostitution by her father?

    "Freaks" has nothing on this one.
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    • jackgriffin1-1
    • Jun 22, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 1, 1932 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Congo
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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