King Kong (1933) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack.

Cast

• Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham
• Fay Wray as Ann Darrow
• Bruce Cabot as Jack Driscoll
• Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn
• Victor Wong as Ship's Cook Charlie
• James Flavin as Mate Briggs
• Sam Hardy as Charles Weston
• Noble Johnson as Skull Island Native Chief
• Steve Clemente as Skull Island Witch Doctor
• Roscoe Ates as Press Photographer (uncredited)
• Merian C. Cooper as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
• Frances Curry as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
• Paul Porcasi as Apple Vendor (uncredited)
• Ernest B. Schoedsack as Machine-Gunner on Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
• Harry Strang as Policeman at Headquarters (uncredited)
• Bill Williams as Theatre Usher (uncredited)
• Dick Curtis as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Reginald Barlow as Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
• Roy Brent as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Edward Clark as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Harry Cornbleth as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Jimmy Dime as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Charlie Hall as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Allen Jenkins as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• George Magrill as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• John Northpole as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Gil Perkins as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Jack Perry as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Harry Tenbrook as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Sailor Vincent as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Blackie Whiteford as Member of Ship's Crew (uncredited)
• Dorothy Gulliver as New York Theatergoer
• Carlotta Monti as New York Theatergoer
• Sandra Shaw as Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window
• Louise Emmons as Old Woman in Line at Mission
• Everett Brown as Native in Ape Costume
• Onest Conley as Warrior (uncredited)
• Odel Conley as Warrior (uncredited)
• Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Native Handmaiden (uncredited)
• Jim Thorpe as Native Dancer (uncredited)

Crew

• Merian C. Cooper — Director
• Ernest B. Schoedsack — Director
• Ernest B. Schoedsack — Producer
• Merian C. Cooper — Producer
• Max Steiner — Original Music Composer
• Vernon L. Walker — Director of Photography
• J.O. Taylor — Director of Photography
• Edward Linden — Director of Photography
• Ruth Rose — Screenplay
• James Ashmore Creelman — Screenplay

Movies like King Kong

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• King Kong (1976)
• Kong: Skull Island (2017)
• Deep Water (2026)
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• Gigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
• James and the Giant Peach (1996)
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• The Jungle Book (2016)
• Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
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