(New York City, mysterious island south of Malaysia; contemporary)
IMDb
Merian C. Cooper's original Kong still considered the definitive. Groundbreaking in both special effects and sense of spectacle, it has inspired film makers from Ray Harryhausen to Peter Jackson. This is the story in concentrate, as opposed to Jackson's strung-out version. Canadian born actress Fay Wray is the only member of the cast (other then Kong) who is really remembered, though Robert Armstrong is good as the big apes promoter. Something to be seen for film literacy.
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