King Kong (1933)Directors: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writer: Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace, James Ashmore Creelman and Ruth Rose.
Starring: Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong
Co-Starring: Bruce Cabot and Frank Reicher
Description: Master showman Carl Denham has fallen on hard times due to the depression, and mounts an expedition to the mysterious Skull Island to find another showpiece. He takes along adventurer Jack Driscoll and the down-on-her-luck gorgeous blonde Ann Darrow with him to spice up the show. Arriving on the island, they discover it is home to gigantic beasts like dinosaurs, and ruling over all is Kong, a 30 foot tall gorilla. The natives kidnap Ann as a sacrifice for Kong, and the other crew members head into the dangerous island interior to rescue her.
Rating: A+
In a word... epic.
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