The film is the lesserknown sequel to king kong and was released just nine months after its predecessor. Schoedsack both reallife adventurers and film documentarians conceived of the lowbudget story of a beautiful, plucky blonde woman fay wray and a frightening, gigantic, 50 foot apemonster as a metaphoric retelling of the. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. For this project, schoedsack went to shoot on location in syria. The story remains simple to follow, and the characters as well as kong you can stand behind and feel some sympathy for. When king kong 1933 was rereleased in 1938, several violent shots which violated the production code were removed. King kong, landmark american monster film, released in 1933, that was noted for its pioneering special effects by willis obrien. There is some material in the film which could be sensitive nowadays involving the natives of the island in depiction. The 1933 king kong film isnt just another monster picture though. These films helped the giant ape to take up his place within pop culture.
The son of kong 1933 action, adventure, comedy, drama. Willis harold obrien march 2, 1886 november 8, 1962 was an american motion picture special effects and stopmotion animation pioneer, who according to asifahollywood was responsible for some of the bestknown images in cinema history, and is best remembered for his work on the lost world 1925, king kong 1933 and mighty joe young. King kong beauty killed the beast, 1933 video dailymotion. More modest in every way than the original, primarily because of its much smaller budget, the son of kong relied on some whimsical comedy to make up for its relative. Todays episode features the 1933 forgotten masterpiece son of kong.
Sep 19, 2010 trailer to this early sequel to king vidors king kong, the film was produced and released in 1933, immediately following the success of king kong 1933, and was a modest success. Highly recommend is the book the making of king kong by orville goldner a special effects technician who worked on the film and george e. Son of kong is a 1933 american precode adventure monster film produced by rko pictures. The men who captured the giant ape king kong return to skull island and find his likewise gigantic but far more friendly son. Apr 14, 2015 king kong premiered at radio citys music hall and roxy theaters on march 2, 1933. In king kong, showman carl denham robert armstrong goes on a south seas expedition to find the rumored beast kong, get it on film, and make a fortune.
Schoedsack, american film director who made only a few movies, most in collaboration with producerdirector merian c. Beleaguered adventurer carl denham returns to the island where he found king kong. In the less popular sequel, son of kong 1933 and the successful distant cousin mighty joe young 1949, the production code of 1934 was a strong influence on the script for the central characters, as they were friendlier, and. Weve all been reminded recently that the story of king kong, a story now well into its. The opening titles announce the film as a seriocomic phantasy. On march 6, just an hour after midnight, he announced the national bank holiday, effective immediately. Schoedsack both reallife adventurers and film documentarians conceived of the lowbudget story of a beautiful, plucky blonde woman fay wray and a frightening, gigantic, 50 foot apemonster as a metaphoric re. In 1972, hollywood remade king kong with jeff bridges and jessica lange in the cast.
A classic like kong deserves a better commentary than this dud. A monster classics complicated legacy king kong at 85. A woman from the news gets in, and denham acknowledges the swamping by propoerty owners suing him. In this sequel to king kong, kong s exhibitor takes off on a cruise, ends up back on kong s island, and make friends with the adorable little kong. Max steiner was born on may 10, 1888, in austriahungary, as the only child in a wealthy business and theatrical family of jewish heritage. In the early 1960s, rko had licensed the king kong character to japanese studio toho and produced two king kong films, king kong vs. Trailer to this early sequel to king vidors king kong, the film was produced and released in 1933, immediately following the success of king kong 1933, and was a modest success. The film was produced and released in 1933, immediately following the. Jun 20, 2018 when king kong 1933 was rereleased in 1938, several violent shots which violated the production code were removed.
Along with these went a scene considered much too risque in which a curious. The 1933 king kong is in the top ten of the 100 essential film scores of the 20th century the extra special treat on this original soundtrack is the previously unreleased 24 minute suite from the film, this time without any dialogue. This humorous sequel to king kong tells of carl denhams return to skull island in hopes of finding a treasure to pay for the damage inflicted on new york city by the giant gorilla. More modest in every way than the original, primarily because of its much smaller budget, the son of kong relied on some whimsical comedy to make up for its relative lack of sheer thrills. Hi there, i dont get how you are coming up with these numbers. Son of kong, a direct sequel to the 1933 film was released nine months after the first film s release. More importantly, though, a national phenomenon was born. With robert armstrong, helen mack, frank reicher, john marston. Cooper, of which the most notable was king kong 1933. Enticed by these words, brunette leading lady fay wray dyed her hair blonde. The son of kong was put into production immediately after the success of king kong 1933. Son of kong the showman who brought kong to new york returns to skull island and finds kongs son, a spunky 12footer with a winning personality and his dads awesome strength.
Ive been contacted by turners son in april 2000 to say that reproductions of artwork and photographic prints from the film are available for commercial sale and a new version of the book is in the. There have also been many remakes and sequels beginning with son of kong in 1933. Years go by and i learn that there is a son of kong. The son of kong 1933 is an adventure movie and a sequel to the film king. Jun, 2014 denham along with damsel in distress helen mack rescues kong from a quicksand pit and in return the appreciative and playful ape makes sure to defend them from any creatures that threaten denham. Son of kong was of course not a patch on king kong, and although i have only ever seen it once on tv, and that was many years ago, i will never forget the scene at the end of the movie where kong is sinking, and drowning, in the ocean, whilst. Directorgene after the disastrous results of his last expedition, carl denham leaves new york aboard a ship to escape all the trouble. King kong 1933 film was one of the good articles, but it has been removed from the list.
King kong 75th anniversary of the film and max steiners. The son of kong 1933 letterboxd social film discovery. This humorous sequel to king kong tells of carl denhams return to skull island in hopes of finding a treasure to pay for the damage inflicted on new york city by. Son of kong was released only nine months after the original and is one of the few hollywood sequels to be released in the same year as its predecessor. The stop motion animation in the film done by willis obrien who also did the effects in king kong is not as extensive as in the original, but. In 1932, after filming king kong, schoedsack worked on shooting for a film that was never completed called arabia. Animator willis obrien, whod memorably done the duties in the first film as well, lost both his sons during the production when his estranged wife. The son of kong 1933 the original kong rocked everybodys socks, so naturally enough rko were more than quick to greenlight a sequel, following it up with son of kong in the exact same year. President roosevelt took office on saturday, march 4. Yes, this is an early example of a cashgrab sequel, but i always felt it was decent at best.
Kong battled another iconic monster in 1962s king kong fights godzilla. Along for the ride is actress anne darrow, the pretty girl for his film. King kong 1933 not remastered, original 100 minutes. Rose wrote the screenplay for the next film, son of kong which was released in 1933 by rko. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Denham along with damsel in distress helen mack rescues kong from a quicksand pit and in return the appreciative and playful ape makes sure to defend them from any creatures that threaten denham. Just because i saw this nearly 85 years later doesnt mean i cant appreciate all that this film did for the genre. The filmmakers who created king kong kept the excitement going with this sequel, released the same year as the original. Although his 1931 film creation was never completed, it led to his most famous work, animating the dinosaurs and the famous giant ape in king kong 1933, and its sequel son of kong 1933. It features promos for king kong, 1933s son of kong, 1933s flying down to rio, 1948s fort apache, 1948s 3 godfathers, 1949s mighty joe young, 1949s she wore a yellow ribbon, and 1956s the searchers.
The remakes king kong 1976 and king kong 2005 show kong with the same temperament as in the original film. How would you like to star opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in hollywood. This humorous sequel to king kong tells of carl denhams return to skull. Schoedsack, two former adventurers working in the film industry, created one of the most amazing movies of all time in king kong, a grandiose spectacle of horror, action and fantasy about the adventures of a filmmaker played by robert armstrong in a mysterious island where he finds kong, a giant ape.
Hopefully, svengpauli can do something to remedy that unfortunate dilemma. It was the first significant feature film to star an animated character and also made actress fay wray an international star. King kong film by cooper and schoedsack 1933 britannica. Son of kong also known as the son of kong is a 1933 american precode adventure monster film produced by rko pictures. King kong premiered at radio citys music hall and roxy theaters on march 2, 1933. Needless to say, son of kong is nowhere near as acclaimed as the original film. King kong 1933 the film crew land on the island youtube.
When i first saw the 1933 king kong, when i was a kid, it blew me away. Despite all the upgrades in technology today, this king kong film from 1933 still holds up today. The film mighty joe young 1949, on which obrien is credited as technical creator, won an academy award for best visual effects in 1950. The film crew land on the island king kong is an american precode monster adventure film directed and produced by merian c. The film begins with a king kong poster, but carl denham, a month after the death of kong, is harried by lawsuits and cannot sneak out of his apartment without his landlady, mrs. Son of kong was of course not a patch on king kong, and although i have only ever seen it once on tv, and that was many years ago, i will never forget the scene at the end of the movie where kong is sinking, and drowning, in the ocean, whilst holding the heroine aloft to save her life. The son of kong film by schoedsack 1933 britannica. Directed by ernest schoedsack and featuring special effects by buzz gibson and willis obrien, the film stars robert armstrong, helen mack and frank reicher. On skull island, they find natives protected by a huge wall from prehistoric monsters including kong, a 50foottall.
King kong beauty killed the beast, 1933 fantasy monsteradventure film directed and produced by merian c. When king kong premiered back in 1933, the film proved such a smash hit that it saved a depression ravaged rko pictures from bankruptcy. Robert armstrong and helen mack in son of kong 1933 helen mack in son of kong 1933 son of. King kong 1933 in new york, march 1933 immortal ephemera. Whereas, dear old dad, king kong, has remained one of the great titans of horrorfantasy cinema, sadly, his kinder, gentler albino son has never been viewed as anything more than a cinematic footnote. The son of kong 1933 visual effects colorized duration.
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