Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy
Directed by Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A movie director sets off with a fledgeling actress on an expedition to an uncharted island in search of a giant jungle god named Kong.
Still one of cinema's greatest spectacles, with special effects by Willis O'Brien that have not lost their potency, this is a bonafide adventure and horror classic. Unfolding mysteriously at the start, and then building thrill upon thrill, abetted by Max Steiner's vibrant score, it's an exciting and dynamic picture, with O'Brien's skilled stop-motion animation bringing to life not only King Kong, well-integrated with full-size mockups of the ape's head and arm, but a plethora of prehistoric creatures. Although there's some hokey dialogue, and outdated stereotypes, the film is an influential masterwork, full of images and scenes that have since become iconic.
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