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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- Merian C. Cooper
- Director
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Director
Written By
- James Ashmore Creelman
- screen play
- Ruth Rose
- screen play
- Merian C. Cooper
- from an idea conceived by / story
- Edgar Wallace
- from an idea conceived by / story
- Leon Gordon
- contributing writer
Cast
- Fay Wray
- Ann Darrow
- Robert Armstrong
- Carl Denham
- Bruce Cabot
- Jack Driscoll
- Frank Reicher
- Capt. Englehorn
- Sam Hardy
- Charles Weston
- Noble Johnson
- Native Chief
- Steve Clemente
- Witch King
- James Flavin
- Second Mate Briggs
- Walter Ackerman
- Reporter
- James Adamson
- Native Child
- Van Alder
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Ed Allen
- Native
- Etta Mae Allen
- Native
- Frank Angel
- Reporter
- Roscoe Ates
- Press Photographer
- Ralph Bard
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Reginald Barlow
- Ship's Engineer
- Leo Beard
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Fred Behrle
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Jack Best
- Warrior
- Johnnie Bland
- Warrior
- Eddie Boland
- Reporter / Cameraman
- Harry Bowen
- Reporter
- John Brakins
- Warrior
- Lynton Brent
- Reporter / Cameraman
- Roy Brent
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Everett Brown
- Native in Ape Costume
- Betty Burns
- New York Theatergoer
- Barney Capehart
- Pilot
- Jack Chapin
- Reporter
- Harry Claremont
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Edward Clark
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Eddie Clayton
- Theater usher
- Chick Collins
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Odel Conley
- Warrior
- Onest Conley
- Warrior
- Merian C. Cooper
- Pilot of Plane That Kills Kong
- Harry Cornbleth
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Kathryn Curry
- Native
- Nathan Curry
- Native
- Dick Curtis
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Bill Dagwell
- Member of Ship's Crew
- George Daly
- Machine Gunner
- Ruby Dandridge
- Native Dancer
- Vivian Dandridge
- Native Child
- John Davis
- Warrior
- Joe Dill
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Jimmy Dime
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Fanny Donahue
- Native
- Jean Doran
- New York Theatergoer
- Walter Downing
- New York Theatergoer
- Florence Dudley
- New York Theatergoer
- Tex Duffy
- Member of Ship's Crew
- William Dunn
- Native
- William Duran
- Warrior
- Peter Duray
- Reporter
- Harry Duval
- New York Theatergoer
- Earl Dwire
- New York Theatergoer
- Ralph Easton
- Reporter
- Oliver Eckhardt
- New York Theatergoer
- Louise Emmons
- Old Woman in Line at Mission
- Shorty English
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Frank Fanning
- Police Officer
- Jean Fenwick
- New Yorker
- Bill Fisher
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Larry Fisher
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Arthur J. Flaven
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Joe Flourney
- Native
- Betty Gale
- New Yorker
- Jack Gallagher
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Bob Galloway
- Pilot
- Evelyn Garrison
- Native
- Harold Garrison
- Native
- Frank Gerritty
- Member of Ship's Crew
- June Gittelson
- Fat Woman
- Arnold Gray
- Reporter
- Duke Green
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Lawrence Green
- Native
- Dorothy Gulliver
- New York Theatergoer
- Charles Haefeli
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Charlie Hall
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Pat Harmon
- Gunman
- James Harrison
- Cameraman
- Eddie Hart
- Reporter
- Lew Harvey
- Gunman
- Etta Mae Henry
- Native
- Irene Henry
- Baby
- Tex Higginson
- Member of Ship's Crew / Assistant Director / Taxi Driver
- Earl 'Hap' Hogan
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Wesley Hopper
- Reporter
- Hazel Howell
- New Yorker
- Clifford Ingram
- Warrior
- T.C. Jack
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Jimmy James
- Member of Ship's Crew / Assistant Director
- Allen Jenkins
- Crew Member
- Annie L. Johnson
- Native
- John L. Johnson
- New York Theatergoer
- Harry Keaton
- Ballyhooer
- Walter Kimpton
- Member of Ship's Crew
- Walter Kirby
- Member of Ship's Crew
Produced By
- Merian C. Cooper
- producer
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
- producer
- David O. Selznick
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- Edward Linden
- Cinematographer
- J.O. Taylor
- Cinematographer
- Vernon L. Walker
- Cinematographer
- Kenneth Peach
- Cinematographer
Sound
- Murray Spivack
- sound effects / sound designer
- Earl A. Wolcott
- sound recordist
- Walter Elliott
- sound effects associate
- Eddie Harman
- sound recordist
- Clem Portman
- re-recording mixer
- Harold E. Stine
- boom operator
- Richard Van Hessen
- boom operator: visual effects unit
Editing
- Ted Cheesman
- film editor
Casting Director
- Fred Schuessler
- Casting Director
Production Design
- Carroll Clark
- Production Designer
Art Direction
- Carroll Clark
- Art Director
- Alfred Herman
- Art Director
Set Design
- Thomas Little
- Set Decorator
- Ray Moyer
- Set Decorator
Costumes
- Walter Plunkett
- Costume Designer
Makeup
- Mel Berns
- makeup supervisor
- Dotha Hippe
- hair stylist
- Sam Kaufman
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Harry Redmond Jr.
- special effects
- Harry Redmond Sr.
- special effects
- Frank D. Williams
- special effects technician
Visual Effects
- Byron L. Crabbe
- matte painter / matte technician
- Harry Cunningham
- model armature construction
- Marcel Delgado
- model maker / technician
- Linwood G. Dunn
- optical photographer
- C. Dodge Dunning
- visual effects supervisor: Dunning process
- Carroll H. Dunning
- visual effects supervisor: Dunning process
- Buzz Gibson
- technician
- Orville Goldner
- technician
- Henri Hillinck
- matte painter
- Mario Larrinaga
- matte painter / matte technician
- Willis H. O'Brien
- visual effects supervisor
- Fred Reese
- technician
- Carroll L. Shepphird
- technician
- Clifford Stine
- special effects cameraman
- Bud Thackery
- process photography
- William Ulm
- optical photographer
- Vernon L. Walker
- visual effects cinematographer
- Frank D. Williams
- matte supervisor
Assistant Director
- Doran Cox
- assistant director
- Walter Daniels
- assistant director
- Ivan Thomas
- assistant director
Art Department
- Carroll Clark
- settings
- Byron L. Crabbe
- art technician
- Alfred Herman
- settings
- Mario Larrinaga
- art technician
- John Cerisoli
- sculptor
- Glenn Cravath
- poster artist
- George Gabe
- property master
- Van Nest Polglase
- supervising art director
- Steve Rez
- paint boss
- Ernest Smythe
- additional storyboard artist
- Peter Stitch
- painting technician
- W.G. White
- construction technician
Stunts
- Marcella Allen
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Frank Cullen
- stunts
- Dorothy Curtis
- stunts
- Joe Dill
- stunts
- Aline Goodwin
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Duke Green
- stunts
- Tex Higginson
- stunt double
- Jimmy James
- stunt double
- Jimmy James
- stunts
- Lillian Jones
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Lee Kinney
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Mike Lally
- stunt double: Robert Armstrong
- Judy Malcolm
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Buddy Mason
- stunt double: Robert Armstrong
- Cherie May
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Al McDonald
- stunt double: Bruce Cabot
- Harvey Parry
- stunt driver: car crashes
- Gil Perkins
- stunt double: Bruce Cabot
- Allen Pomeroy
- stunts
- Bob Rose
- stunt double: Fay Wray
- Russell Saunders
- stunts
- Jack Silver
- stunts
- Charles Sullivan
- stunt double: Robert Armstrong
- Sailor Vincent
- stunts
- Harry Wagner
- stunts
- Pauline Wagner
- stunt double: for Fay Wray on edge of Empire State Building
- Charles Watt
- stunts
- Bob Williams
- stunt double: Robert Armstrong
Other
- Walter Daniels
- production assistant
- Marcel Delgado
- technical staff
- Buzz Gibson
- technical staff
- Orville Goldner
- technical staff
- Archie Marshek
- production assistant
- Willis H. O'Brien
- chief technician
- Fred Reese
- technical staff
- Carroll L. Shepphird
- technical staff
- Betty Collins
- double
- Chick Collins
- double
- Sam Cummings
- double
- James Lee Davis
- gaffer: grip
- C. Dodge Dunning
- dunning process supervisor
- Carroll H. Dunning
- dunning process supervisor
- Mike Graves
- double
- Edith Haskins
- double
- Jack Holbrook
- double
- Billy Jones
- double
- Duke Krantz
- pilot
- J.W. Lytle
- technical advisor
- Frances Mills
- double
- O.A. Patterson
- technical advisor
- Zoe Porter
- assistant: Mr. Cooper
- Harry Raven
- technical advisor
- Bob Rose
- double
- Loretta Rush
- double
- Sidney Saunders
- rear projection process
- John Sinclair
- double
- George Weiss
- pilot
Music Department
- Alfred E. Brain
- musician: french horn
- Arthur L. Frantz
- musician-french horn
- Bernhard Kaun
- orchestrator
- Max Steiner
- conductor
Casting Department
- Robert Mayo
- casting assistant
- Dick Stockton
- casting assistant
Costume Department
- Ethel Beach
- wardrobe
- Tommy Clark
- wardrobe
Camera Department
- Ernest Bachrach
- still photographer
- William H. Clothier
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- Lee Davis
- camera operator
- Guy Gilman
- gaffer
- Edward Henderson
- camera operator
- Alexander Kahle
- still photographer
- George Marquenie
- best boy
- Sam Redding
- key grip
- William Reinhold
- second assistant camera: "a" camera
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
- camera operator
- Clifford Stine
- second assistant camera: "b" camera
- Bert Willis
- first assistant camera: "a" camera
- Stacy Woodard
- director of photography: inserts
Script Department
- Betty Goode
- script supervisor
- Horace McCoy
- script assistant
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