Kongo (1932 film)
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| Kongo | |
|---|---|
 Walter Huston and Lupe Vélez | |
| Directed by |
William J. Cowen Errol Taggart (asst. director) |
| Produced by |
Louis B. Mayer Irving Thalberg |
| Written by |
Chester De Vonde (play) Kilbourn Gordon (play) Leon Gordon (screenplay) |
| Starring |
Walter Huston Virginia Bruce Lupe Vélez C. Henry Gordon Mitchell Lewis |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson |
| Editing by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release dates | October 1, 1932 |
| Running time |
90 minutes (9 reels) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Kongo (1932) is a talking Pre-Code film produced and distributed by MGM, directed by William J. Cowen, and starring Walter Huston, Lupe Vélez, and Virginia Bruce in this adaptation of the 1926 Broadway play, which had starred Huston.
This film is also a remake of sorts of the 1928 film West of Zanzibar, directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore, which itself was also based on the 1926 play. Kongo was shot on the same sets as Red Dust, and made the same year as Freaks .
Kongo has been a rarely seen film through the decades, but in recent years it has appeared on Turner Classic Movies. The film was released on DVD as part of the Warner Archive Collection series on May 3, 2011.[1][2]
Cast
- Walter Huston - 'Deadlegs' Flint
- Lupe Vélez - Tula
- Conrad Nagel - Dr. Kingsland
- Virginia Bruce - Ann Whitehall
- C. Henry Gordon - Gregg (aka Whitehall)
- Mitchell Lewis - Hogan
- Forrester Harvey - Cookie Harris
- Curtis Nero - Fuzzy
unbilled
- Everett Brown - Native Reporting to Gregg
- Charles Irwin - Carl
- Sarah Padden - Nun at Convent
References
- ↑ Kongo, stage play, as produced on Broadway at the Biltmore Theatre, March 30, 1926 to July 1926; IBDb.com database
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1931-40 by The American Film Institute, c.1993
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