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The Son of Kong (also known and publicized simply as Son of Kong) is a 1933 American Pre-Code adventure monster film produced by RKO Pictures. Directed by Ernest Schoedsack and featuring special effects by Willis O'Brien and Buzz Gibson, the film stars Robert Armstrong , Helen Mack and Frank Reicher .
The film's success spawned a sequel nine months later, Son of Kong, as well as what became a multimedia franchise, spanning remakes, reboots, books, videos games, attractions, parodies and references. [16] [17] [18] The film grossed $10 million at the box office and earned an additional $2.5 million when it was re-released in 1952.
The Internet Archive acquires most materials from donations, [34] such as hundreds of thousands of 78 rpm discs from Boston Public Library in 2017, [35] a donation of 250,000 books from Trent University in 2018, [36] and the entire collection of Marygrove College's library after it closed in 2020. [37]
The models and animation are more sophisticated than in King Kong and use more subtle gestures. Despite the increased technical sophistication, the film, like King Kong, features scale issues, with Joe noticeably changing size between many shots. Harryhausen attributed these lapses to Cooper, who insisted Joe appear larger in some scenes for ...
Willis Harold O'Brien (March 2, 1886 – November 8, 1962), known as Obie O'Brien, was an American motion picture special effects and stop-motion animation pioneer, who according to ASIFA-Hollywood "was responsible for some of the best-known images in cinema history," and is best remembered for his work on The Lost World (1925), King Kong (1933), The Last Days of Pompeii (1935) and Mighty Joe ...
Industry groups, including the Asia Internet Coalition, which represents big tech firms like Meta, Apple and Google, have said keeping a free and open internet in Hong Kong is "fundamental" to ...
Hardcover collection of Godzilla: Awakening, Skull Island: The Birth of Kong, Godzilla: Aftershock, Kingdom Kong, Godzilla Dominion. Also includes a new story, "Godzilla: Fight or Flight", which ties-in to Godzilla vs. Kong and was written by Brian Buccellato and illustrated by Zid. Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong. June 25, 2024 ()
His memorable role was as Charlie the Cook in the movies King Kong (1933) and Son of Kong (1933). Wong's most memorable scene came in the original film when he finds evidence that natives have kidnapped Ann Darrow. He yells, "All hands on deck! Everybody on deck!" This causes panic aboard ship which begins the quest for Ann's whereabouts.