Son of Kong (1933) |
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| Director(s) | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Producer(s) | Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Monster |
Featured Cast of Son of Kong See More »
Robert Armstrong
(as Carl Denham)
Helen Mack
(as Helene Peterson)
Frank Reicher
(as Captain Englehorn)
Noble Johnson
(as Native Chief)
Gertrude Short
(as Reporter)
Clarence Wilson
(as Peterson)
Fay Wray
(as Screaming voice)
Son of Kong Overview:
Son of Kong (1933) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack.
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The Son of Kong (1933, Ernest B. Schoedsack)
King Kong opened in April 1933, The Son of Kong opened for Christmas 1933. The rush shows. The special effects really suffer–for whatever reason, when Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack are added to the little Kong’s shots, it’s fine, but when little Kong is added to Armstrong and Mac... Read full article
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Son of Kong Quotes:
Carl Denham:
[excited] Boy, look at him scrap! Just like his Old Man!
Reporter:
If I don't get a story I'll lose my job.
Carl Denham: Alright, tell 'em this: Carl Denham, the boy who was gonna make a million dollars off King Kong, is flat broke.
Carl Denham: Alright, tell 'em this: Carl Denham, the boy who was gonna make a million dollars off King Kong, is flat broke.
Carl Denham:
Skipper, believe it or not, there's a little Kong!
Englehorn: What? A little K -... How little?
Carl Denham: Well, just a little one... about twelve feet high.
Englehorn: What? A little K -... How little?
Carl Denham: Well, just a little one... about twelve feet high.
Carl Denham:
Stick with me and you'll be wearing diamonds.
Carl Denham:
If I don't get out of this house I'll bite someone.
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The Little Kong puppet is actually the "long face" Kong model used for the T-Rex battle in King Kong. For this film the armature (metal skeleton) was stripped of its rubber and fur and remodeled to look like a younger albino gorilla.
The name for the "junior" Kong was Kiko, though it was never used. RKO's promoters gave "Little Kong" the name Kiko after completion of the film. Kiko is an abbreviation of the name King Kong.
'Merian Cooper''s enthusiasm for this movie was curtailed when he was told he had less than half the budget of King Kong to work with, and he had to have it in theaters within six months, for Christmas 1933 release.
One of the scenes involving pterodactyls flying in the far background was matted into Citizen Kane during the scene where Kane and "friends" make for the beach from Xanadu - this was done to save production costs.