King Kong (1933)
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
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#102325
THE HUMAN SCREAM
"It actually dates back like 50-plus years before Halloween with Faye Ray when she was in King Kong in 1933."
— Chuck
Tracing the origins of the 'Scream Queen' title back to Faye Ray in the original King Kong.
Oct 23, 2025
#060323
Selects: Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
"You saw it in King Kong in 1933."
— Chuck
Referenced as an example of a film featuring pteranodons that audiences mistakenly called pterodactyls.
Jun 3, 2023
#123122
Selects: Could There Be A Loch Ness Monster?
"King Kong was released basically worldwide in 1933. There's a whole thing about that whole forbidden island."
— Chuck
King Kong's 1933 release is cited as potentially contributing to media interest in Loch Ness monster sightings that year.
Dec 31, 2022
#070821
SYSK Live: Koko, the Gorilla Who Talked
"They thought they were super scary because literally because of King Kong, the movies"
— Josh
Josh explains that gorillas were feared because of how King Kong movies portrayed them as scary creatures.
Jul 8, 2021
#021219
Could There Be A Loch Ness Monster?
"King Kong was released, basically worldwide in 1933. There you have it."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions King Kong's 1933 release as a potential cultural influence on the Loch Ness Monster sightings that same year.
Feb 12, 2019
#082318
Pterosaurs: Not Flying Dinosaurs
"You saw it in King Kong in 1933."
— Josh
Josh references King Kong as an example of a movie featuring a pteranodon (misidentified as a pterodactyl) that audiences have seen.
Aug 23, 2018
#110317
Movie Crush: Tig Notaro on Mask
"Tig: I love the original King Kong movie. Yeah. Same here. Yeah."
Tig mentions loving the original King Kong film, which is why she was hopeful about Kong: Skull Island.
Nov 3, 2017
Cast
Robert Armstrong
Carl Denham
Fay Wray
Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Merian C. Cooper
Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Frances Curry
Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (Uncredited)
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