The Son of Kong
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| Son of Kong | |
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| Directed by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Produced by | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Written by | Ruth Rose |
| Starring | Robert Armstrong Helen Mack Frank Reicher John Marston Victor Wong Edward Brady |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Release date(s) | December 22, 1933 |
| Running time | 69 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | King Kong |
| Followed by | King Kong vs. Godzilla (Not a Direct Sequel) |
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The Son of Kong is the sequel to the successful film King Kong.
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[edit] Plot
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 Venture, Captain Englehorn. They eventually run into the sailor who sold Denham the map to Skull Island (Nils Helstrom), who cons them into believing there is a treasure on the island. Along with a beautiful stow-away girl (Hilda Peterson) who trained monkeys for a circus act, they return to Skull Island where they meet, befriend, and are ultimately saved by Kong's easygoing albino son Kiko (a name used in production but never spoken in the film)[citation needed]. It was produced and released in 1933 immediately following the success of King Kong, and was a modest success. Son of Kong was recently released on DVD both by itself and as part of the Kong 1933 DVD collection edition.
Since Kong had a son, he must also have had a mate. Her fate is a mystery. Unfortunately, Kiko is killed, as is every other creature on Skull Island, when the island itself suffers an earthquake.
An interesting point is that, at the time of the film release, albino gorillas were unknown; the first albino gorilla documented was Floquet de Neu, captured in Equatorial Guinea in 1966. This may be considered as a film serendipity.
[edit] Cast
- Robert Armstrong as Carl Denham
- Helen Mack as Hilda Peterson
- Frank Reicher as Captain Englehorn
- John Marston as Nils Helstrom
- Victor Wong as Charlie
- Edward Brady as Red
- Noble Johnson as Native Chief
- Steve Clemente as Witch Doctor
- Clarence Wilson as Mr. Peterson
- Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Hudson
[edit] Bestiary
- Styracosaurus -- Corners Helstrom, Englehorn, and Charlie into a cave while they're out hunting, destroying one of their rifles. This dinosaur was originally supposed to be what chases the men out onto the log bridge in the original film, but the scene was cut. O'Brien reused the puppet for Son of Kong.
- Bear -- A gigantic bear that attacks Denham and Hilda not far from the Skull Island temple. They take refuge in the temple while Kiko fights with the bear and eventually drives it off.
- The Dragon -- A dragon-like creature that Kiko fights inside the temple, and kills by repeatedly hitting it in the head. King Kong: A History of a Movie Icon, gives this creature its name and all through its review of Son of Kong and complains that the fantasy element it presents distracts from the film.
- Pliosaur -- A very stylized, dragon-headed incarnation of this marine reptile eats Helstrom as he attempts to flee.
- Brontosaurus -- The brontosaurus from the first film makes a brief reappearance close to the end of the film. As Skull Island is being destroyed, it rears up out of the water alongside the rowboat before submerging again.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| King Kong films |
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| King Kong (1933) • The Son of Kong (1933) • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) • King Kong Escapes (1967) • King Kong (1976) • King Kong Lives (1986) • King Kong (2005) |
