Released in US theaters on March 2, 1933, it became a huge success ... where he is shot to death by US military aircraft. Ann Darrow survives unharmed. King Kong, who was much more brutal in ...

They emerged stunned by groundbreaking scenes crafted by visual effects wizard Willis O'Brien. The stop-motion pioneer transformed an 18-inch gorilla doll into a hulking monster that appears to ...

‘KING KONG’ (1933) Starring Robert Armstrong ... Updated remake of the original, with Kong fighting off planes atop the World Trade Center. Mixed critical response, but commercially successful.

By Kara Haar King Kong first scaled the Empire State Building in 1933, and he's back in theaters this weekend in Kong: Skull Island. The first King Kong film was released in 1933 with great amount ...

Despite having been released 90 years ago, in 1933, King Kong still stands tall as the greatest ... One day in New York, he saw a plane flying past a skyscraper, and realised that he could add ...

This interview was originally broadcast on Dec. 13, 1999. There are many things that make the 1933 movie King Kong great — the special effects, the image of the giant ape climbing the Empire ...

By THR Staff On March 2, 1933, Radio’s epic production of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, made its world premiere in New York City. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review of the film is below ...