Son of Kong
| Son of Kong | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Written by | Ruth Rose |
| Produced by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Starring | Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Frank Reicher John Marston Victor Wong Edward Brady |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
Release dates | December 22, 1933 |
Running time | 70 min |
| Language | English |
The Son of Kong is the sequel to the successful film King Kong. The story picks up about a month after the dramatic finale of the previous film and follows the further adventures of filmmaker Carl Denham (again played by Robert Armstrong), now implicated in numerous lawsuits following the destruction wrought by Kong. Denham leaves New York with the captain of the ship that carried Kong. They eventually run into the sailor who sold Denham the map to Skull Island (Hellstrom), who cons them into believing there is a treasure on the island. Along with a beautiful stow-away girl (Hilda) who trained monkeys for a circus act, they return to Skull Island where they meets, befriend, and are ultimately saved by Kong's easygoing albino son Kiko (a name used in production but never spoken in the film). It was produced and released in 1933 immediately following the success of King Kong, and was a modest success.
Since Kong had a son, he must also have had a mate. Her fate is a mystery. She could very well have been killed by a T-Rex during battle. Unfortunately, Kiko is killed, as is every other creature on Skull Island, when the island itself suffers an earthquake.
Beastiary
- Cave Bear -- A gigantic bear that attacks Denham and Hilda but is driven off by Kiko.
- Styracosaurus -- Corners Hellstrom, Englehorn and Charlie into a cave, destroying one of their guns.
- Nothosaur -- a dragon-like creature that attacks Denham and Hilda, but is killed by Kiko. King Kong: A History of a Movie Icon, calls the creature the Dragon all through its review of Son of Kong and claims that the fantary element it presents distrancts from the film.
- Macroplata -- a very stylized, dragon-headed encarnation of this basal Pliosaur eats Hellstrom as he attempts to flee.
- Apatosaurus/Brontosaurus -- appears breifly as the island is quaking.
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