Cast & Crew

Directed by

Merian C. Cooper
(uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
(uncredited)

Writing Credits

James Ashmore Creelman
(screen play) (as James Creelman) and
Ruth Rose
(screen play)
Merian C. Cooper
(from an idea conceived by) and
Edgar Wallace
(from an idea conceived by)
Merian C. Cooper
(story) (uncredited)
Leon Gordon
(contributing writer) (uncredited)
Edgar Wallace
(story) (uncredited)

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 (uncredited)
Harry Bowen
Reporter
John Brakins
Warrior
Lynton Brent
Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
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 (uncredited)
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
Al Knight
Warrior
Walter Knox
Native
Ethan Laidlaw
First Mate
Sam Levine
Member of Ship's Crew
Vera Lewis
New York Theatergoer
Timothy J. Lonergan
Police Officer
George MacQuarrie
Police Captain
George Magrill
Member of Ship's Crew
Joe Smith Marba
Elevated Train Motorman
Rena Marlowe
Native Child
Sam Marlowe
Warrior
Mae Marrin
Ballyhooer
Henry Martin
Warrior
Buddy Mason
Member of Ship's Crew
LeRoy Mason
New York Theatergoer
Richie McCarew
Member of Ship's Crew
Etta McDaniel
Native
Al McDonald
Member of Ship's Crew
Larry McGrath
Ballyhooer
Frank Meredith
Police Officer
Frank Mills
Reporter
Dusty Mitchell
Pilot
King Mojave
Ballyhooer
Carlotta Monti
New York Theatergoer
Harry Mount
Reporter
Almeta Muse
Native
Alice Nichols
Native
Nim Nixon
Native Dancer
John Northpole
Member of Ship's Crew
Skeets Noyes
Member of Ship's Crew
G. Raymond Nye
Police Captain
Frank O'Connor
Reporter
Paddy O'Flynn
Reporter / Cameraman (uncredited)
Tom O'Grady
New York Theatergoer
Bert O'Malley
Member of Ship's Crew
Charles O'Malley
Reporter
Edward Patrick
Native Dancer
Gil Perkins
Member of Ship's Crew
Jack Perry
Member of Ship's Crew
Nathan Perry
Native
Lee Phelps
Cameraman
Alexander Pollard
Lunch Counter Proprietor
Allen Pomeroy
Motorcycle Policeman
Paul Porcasi
Apple Vendor
Mahlon Potts
Native Child
Malcolm Potts
Native Child
Russ Powell
Watchman
A.J. Prather
Native
Jack Pratt
Radio Announcer
Tom Quinn
Reporter
T.J. Rankin
Native Dancer
Eddy Reed
Reporter
Gus Robinson
Native Dancer
Edwin Rochelle
Reporter
Russ Rogers
Pilot
Jack Saunders
Member of Ship's Crew
Russell Saunders
Reporter
Syd Saylor
Reporter
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Machine-Gunner on Plane That Kills Kong
Charles Sewell
Member of Ship's Crew
Floyd Shackelford
Warrior
Sandra Shaw
Woman Who Screams From Hotel Window
Tony Shelly
Native
Gay Sheridan
New York Theatergoer
Milton Shockley
Warrior
Jack Silver
Member of Ship's Crew
Jack Smith
Reporter
William Solder
Native
Katherine Sparks
Native
Hugh Starkey
Member of Ship's Crew
Larry Steers
New York Theatergoer
Edward Stevens
Reporter
Roy Stewart
Reporter
Harry Strang
Policeman at Headquarters
Eddie Sturgis
Ballyhooer
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Native
Charles Sullivan
Member of Ship's Crew
Gertrude Sutton
Hotel Victim
Tobias Tally
Warrior
Walter Taylor
Member of Ship's Crew
Harry Tenbrook
Member of Ship's Crew
Ivan Thomas
Conductor
Roy Thompson
Warrior
Jim Thorpe
New York Theatergoer
Earl Turman
Warrior
Ray Turner
Native
William Van Vleck
Member of Ship's Crew
Monte Vandergrift
Police Officer
Sailor Vincent
Member of Ship's Crew
John Wade
Warrior
Kid Wagner
Member of Ship's Crew
Harry Walker
Member of Ship's Crew
Wade Walker
Native
H.R. Warwick
Member of Ship's Crew
Blue Washington
Warrior
Charles Washington
Warrior
George Washington
Warrior
Hannah Washington
Native Child
Jack West
Native
Blackie Whiteford
Member of Ship's Crew
Geneva Williams
Native
Ivory Williams
Warrior
Victor Wong
Charlie the Chinese Cook
Eric Wood
Pilot
Helen Worthington
New York Theatergoer
Lillian Young
New York Theatergoer

Produced by

Merian C. Cooper
producer (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
producer (uncredited)
David O. Selznick
executive producer

Music by

Max Steiner

Cinematography by

Edward Linden
(as Eddie Linden) (photographed by)
J.O. Taylor
(photographed by)
Vernon L. Walker
(as Vernon Walker) (photographed by)
Kenneth Peach
(uncredited)

Editing by

Ted Cheesman
film editor

Casting By

Fred Schuessler
(uncredited)

Production Design by

Carroll Clark
(uncredited)

Art Direction by

Carroll Clark
(uncredited)
Alfred Herman
(uncredited)

Set Decoration by

Thomas Little
(uncredited)
Ray Moyer
(uncredited)

Costume Design by

Walter Plunkett
(uncredited)

Makeup Department

Mel Berns
makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Dotha Hippe
hair stylist (uncredited)
Sam Kaufman
makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Doran Cox
assistant director (uncredited)
Walter Daniels
assistant director (uncredited)
Ivan Thomas
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Carroll Clark
settings
Byron L. Crabbe
art technician
Alfred Herman
settings (as Al Herman)
Mario Larrinaga
art technician
John Cerisoli
sculptor (uncredited)
Glenn Cravath
poster artist (uncredited)
George Gabe
property master (uncredited)
Van Nest Polglase
supervising art director (uncredited)
René Péron
poster artist : France (uncredited)
Steve Rez
paint boss (uncredited)
Ernest Smythe
additional storyboard artist (uncredited)
Peter Stitch
painting technician (uncredited)
W.G. White
construction technician (uncredited)

Sound Department

Murray Spivack
sound effects
Earl A. Wolcott
sound recordist
Walter Elliott
sound effects associate (uncredited)
Eddie Harman
sound recordist (uncredited)
Clem Portman
re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Murray Spivack
sound designer (uncredited)
Harold E. Stine
boom operator (uncredited)
Richard Van Hessen
boom operator: visual effects unit (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Harry Redmond Jr.
special effects (uncredited)
Harry Redmond Sr.
special effects (uncredited)
Frank D. Williams
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Byron L. Crabbe
matte painter (uncredited) / matte technician (uncredited)
Harry Cunningham
model armature construction (uncredited)
Marcel Delgado
model maker (uncredited) / technician (uncredited)
Linwood G. Dunn
optical photographer (uncredited)
C. Dodge Dunning
visual effects supervisor: Dunning process (uncredited)
Carroll H. Dunning
visual effects supervisor: Dunning process (uncredited)
Buzz Gibson
technician (uncredited)
Orville Goldner
technician (uncredited)
Henri Hillinck
matte painter (uncredited)
Mario Larrinaga
matte painter (uncredited) / matte technician (uncredited)
Willis H. O'Brien
visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Fred Reese
technician (uncredited)
Carroll L. Shepphird
technician (uncredited)
Clifford Stine
special effects cameraman (uncredited)
Bud Thackery
process photography (uncredited)
William Ulm
optical photographer (uncredited)
Vernon L. Walker
visual effects cinematographer (uncredited)
Frank D. Williams
matte supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

Marcella Allen
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Frank Cullen
stunts (uncredited)
Dorothy Curtis
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Dill
stunts (uncredited)
Aline Goodwin
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Duke Green
stunts (uncredited)
Tex Higginson
stunt double (uncredited)
Jimmy James
stunt double (uncredited)
Jimmy James
stunts (uncredited)
Lillian Jones
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Lee Kinney
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Mike Lally
stunt double: Robert Armstrong (uncredited)
Judy Malcolm
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Buddy Mason
stunt double: Robert Armstrong (uncredited)
Cherie May
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Al McDonald
stunt double: Bruce Cabot (uncredited)
Harvey Parry
stunt driver: car crashes (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
stunt double: Bruce Cabot (uncredited)
Allen Pomeroy
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Rose
stunt double: Fay Wray (uncredited)
Russell Saunders
stunts (uncredited)
Jack Silver
stunts (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
stunt double: Robert Armstrong (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent
stunts (uncredited)
Harry Wagner
stunts (uncredited)
Pauline Wagner
stunt double: for Fay Wray on edge of Empire State Building (uncredited)
Charles Watt
stunts (uncredited)
Bob Williams
stunt double: Robert Armstrong (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Ernest Bachrach
still photographer (uncredited)
William H. Clothier
first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Lee Davis
camera operator (uncredited)
Guy Gilman
gaffer (uncredited)
Edward Henderson
camera operator (uncredited)
Alexander Kahle
still photographer (uncredited)
George Marquenie
best boy (uncredited)
Sam Redding
key grip (uncredited)
William Reinhold
second assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Ernest B. Schoedsack
camera operator (uncredited)
Clifford Stine
second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Bert Willis
first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Stacy Woodard
director of photography: inserts (uncredited)

Casting Department

Robert Mayo
casting assistant (uncredited)
Dick Stockton
casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Ethel Beach
wardrobe (uncredited)
Tommy Clark
wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

Alfred E. Brain
musician: french horn
Arthur L. Frantz
musician-french horn (uncredited)
Bernhard Kaun
orchestrator (uncredited)
Murray Spivack
music mixer (uncredited)
Max Steiner
conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Betty Goode
script supervisor (uncredited)
Horace McCoy
script assistant (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Walter Daniels
production assistant
Marcel Delgado
technical staff
Buzz Gibson
technical staff (as E.B. Gibson)
Orville Goldner
technical staff
Archie Marshek
production assistant (as Archie F. Marshek)
Willis H. O'Brien
chief technician
Fred Reese
technical staff
Carroll L. Shepphird
technical staff (as Carroll Shepphird)
Betty Collins
double (uncredited)
Chick Collins
double (uncredited)
Sam Cummings
double (uncredited)
James Lee Davis
gaffer: grip (uncredited)
C. Dodge Dunning
dunning process supervisor (uncredited)
Carroll H. Dunning
dunning process supervisor (uncredited)
Mike Graves
double (uncredited)
Edith Haskins
double (uncredited)
Jack Holbrook
double (uncredited)
Billy Jones
double (uncredited)
Duke Krantz
pilot (uncredited)
J.W. Lytle
technical advisor (uncredited)
Frances Mills
double (uncredited)
O.A. Patterson
technical advisor (uncredited)
Zoe Porter
assistant: Mr. Cooper (uncredited)
Harry Raven
technical advisor (uncredited)
Bob Rose
double (uncredited)
Loretta Rush
double (uncredited)
Sidney Saunders
rear projection process (uncredited)
John Sinclair
double (uncredited)
George Weiss
pilot (uncredited)
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