King Kong

Resource Information

The work King Kong represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sno-Isle Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

King Kong

Statement of responsibility

a Radio picture ; Radio Pictures presents ; executive producer, David O. Selznick ; a Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack production ; screen play by James Creelman and Ruth Rose

Contributor

• Herman, Al, 1889-1973
• Radio Pictures
• RKO Radio Pictures
• Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978
• Linden, Edward
• Cheesman, Ted
• Walker, Vernon L., 1894-1948
• Reicher, Frank, 1875-1965
• Clemento, Steve, 1885-1950
• Rose, Ruth, 1896-1978
• Wray, Fay, 1907-2004
• Clark, Carroll
• Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893-1979
• Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932
• Selznick, David O., 1902-1965
• Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
• Taylor, J. O.
• Cabot, Bruce, 1904-1972
• Cooper, Merian C.
• Creelman, James Ashmore
• Warner Home Video (Firm)
• Turner Entertainment Co
• Flavin, James, 1906-1976
• Hardy, Sam, 1883-1935
• Armstrong, Robert, 1890-1973

Actor

• Wray, Fay, 1907-2004
• Reicher, Frank, 1875-1965
• Johnson, Noble, 1881-1978
• Hardy, Sam, 1883-1935
• Flavin, James, 1906-1976
• Armstrong, Robert, 1890-1973
• Clemento, Steve, 1885-1950
• Cabot, Bruce, 1904-1972

Art director

• Herman, Al, 1889-1973
• Clark, Carroll

Author

• Cooper, Merian C.
• Wallace, Edgar, 1875-1932

Director of photography

• Linden, Edward
• Walker, Vernon L., 1894-1948
• Taylor, J. O.

Editor of moving image work

• Cheesman, Ted

Film director

• Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893-1979
• Cooper, Merian C.

Film distributor

• Turner Entertainment Co
• Warner Home Video (Firm)

Film producer

• Schoedsack, Ernest B., 1893-1979
• Selznick, David O., 1902-1965
• Cooper, Merian C.

Production company

• Radio Pictures
• RKO Radio Pictures

Screenwriter

• Creelman, James Ashmore
• Rose, Ruth, 1896-1978

Subject

• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Action and adventure films
• Actresses
• Actresses -- United States -- Drama
• Actrices -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Drama
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Fiction films
• Gorilas -- Teatro
• Horror films
• Horror films
• Human-animal relationships
• Human-animal relationships -- Drama
• King Kong, (Fictitious character)
• King Kong, (Fictitious character) -- Drama
• Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
• New York (State) -- New York | Manhattan
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• United States
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Thrillers (Motion pictures)
• Teatro
• Horror films
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Drama
• Action and adventure films

Language

• eng
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A moviemaking expedition to a fantastic island is filled with dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. A giant simian becomes lovestruck with the film's blonde starlet. King Kong is captured and is brought to Manhattan, where he goes on a rampage, culminating in the fateful finale atop the Empire State Building where he cradles his beloved and swats at machine-gunning airplanes

Member of

• Warner Bros. classics
• King Kong (Motion picture : 1933)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

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Credits note

Photographed by Eddie Linden, Vernon Walker, J.O. Taylor ; music by Max Steiner ; art directors, Carroll Clark, Al Herman ; film editor, Ted Cheesman

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

In English with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.K564 2006

PerformerNote

Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemento, James Flavin

Runtime

104

Series statement

Warner Bros. classics

Technique

live action