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Son of Kong

Original title: The Son of Kong
  • 19331933
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 10m
IMDb RATING
5.6/10
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Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack in Son of Kong (1933)
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The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.
IMDb RATING
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4.9K
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    • Ernest B. Schoedsack
    • Ruth Rose(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Armstrong
    • Helen Mack
    • Frank Reicher
    • Ernest B. Schoedsack
    • Ruth Rose(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Armstrong
    • Helen Mack
    • Frank Reicher
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    • 106User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
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    Robert Armstrong
    Robert Armstrong
    • Carl Denham
    Helen Mack
    Helen Mack
    • Hilda
    Frank Reicher
    Frank Reicher
    • Capt. Englehorn
    John Marston
    • Captain Nils Helstrom
    Victor Wong
    Victor Wong
    • Charlie - Chinese Cook
    Ed Brady
    Ed Brady
    • Red
    Cy Clegg
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Clemente
    Steve Clemente
    • Native Witch King
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Cornbleth
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Nathan Curry
    • Native
    • (uncredited)
    F. Garrety
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    J. Goff
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
    • Dutch, a Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Tex Higginson
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Noble Johnson
    Noble Johnson
    • Native Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Lee Kohlmar
    • Mickey, 2nd Process Server
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Kuntz
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Lanegan
    • Messenger
    • (uncredited)
      • Ernest B. Schoedsack
      • Ruth Rose(story) (scenario)
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    • Trivia
      The Little Kong puppet is actually the "long face" Kong model used for the T-Rex battle in King Kong (1933). For this film the armature (metal skeleton) was stripped of its rubber and fur and remodeled to look like a younger albino gorilla.
    • Goofs
      When Little Kong fights the Nothosaurus in the cavern following the discovery of the treasure they are both reflected in the glass used in the process shot superimposed on Denham and the girl in the background.
    • Quotes

      [Hilda sings Runaway Blues]

      Carl Denham: Hey, she's got something there.

      Englehorn: It certainly isn't a voice!

    • 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".
    • Connections
      Edited into Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
      (uncredited)

      Music by David T. Shaw (1843)

      Played as the ship passes the Statue of Liberty

    User reviews106

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    5/10
    Who's your daddy?
    Exploitative cinema seemly is of all times… Even in the classic and respectable 30's, whenever a slick producer saw the chance of making extra money of a certain success-formula, he took it. And righteously so! Who could possibly blame director Ernest B. Schoedsack and his film crew for trying to gain some more dollars out the tremendous box office hit "King Kong", released only 8 months earlier? Unlike the milestone his daddy starred in, "Son of Kong" certainly isn't a must-see film, but it nonetheless remains an enjoyable, light-headed little film that still features all the nifty elements of its predecessor, only to a lesser degree. The mini-ape is still an engaging Willis O'Brien creation but his appearance is a lot more brief and comical. The story of this sequel supposedly takes place one month after King Kong climbed up the Empire State Building, and has Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong reprises his role) fleeing from all his New York creditors. He sails off to see and, along with a whole bunch of people that aren't worth introducing, he washes ashore Skull Island again where they encounter the son of King Kong. The film is never boring, but it's totally pointless and it can't seem to decide whether it wants to be adventurous or simply cute. Also, it's difficult to accept the character of Carl Denham as a hero all of a sudden, since he was the greedy bastard responsible for King Kong's downfall.

    Oh, and another thing… I'm not a great biologist, but apes don't come crawling out of eggs as far as I know. So, assuming King Kong isn't a hermaphrodite, there should also be a Mother Kong somewhere! Where the hell is she? Wasn't her story interesting enough to tell? Is she such an atypical female that she decided to stay out of the picture during the cinematic adventures of both her man and son? Or maybe she went back to living with Mother-in-Law Kong when she noticed her husband fancied Fay Wray and followed her all the way to New York? Now that's something to think about!
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    • Dec 21, 2005

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    • Release date
      • December 22, 1933 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    • 1 hour 10 minutes
      • Black and White

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