King Kong

1933 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 93,242 VOTES · DIR. Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper

King Kong poster

Overview

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

Dialogue Timeline — 762 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:06:26 Say, is this the moving-picture ship?
00:08:12 If I'd known that, I would have waited.
00:09:44 ...must have a pretty face.
00:12:08 Hey, taxi!
00:14:00 - Where to? - A long way off.
00:16:30 - Hello, Ann. - Hello, Jack.
00:18:14 - That's right. Of course you do. - Beauty and the beast, eh?
00:19:47 There's our noon position. Two south, 9o east.
00:21:26 A hostile tribe.
00:23:36 ...but the cameraman got scared.
00:25:35 How will we know it's the right island?
00:27:32 I found out from experience to keep my cast and cameras with me.
00:29:50 Come on.
00:34:25 Steady with those rifles, boys.
00:37:09 I guess I love you.
00:40:40 - What's the matter? What's happening? - What's going on?
00:48:56 Heave. Heave.
00:52:41 Yes, Jack...
00:58:52 Come on.
01:17:44 Hey, look.
01:24:28 In a few months, it'll be up in lights on Broadway:
01:26:36 The rest of us were running scared.
01:28:41 And now I want to introduce Miss Ann Darrow...
01:35:10 Yeah, they'll keep him in sight.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed762
Dialogue density7.3 lines / min
First line00:06:26
Final line01:35:10

Production Record

DirectorErnest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
LanguageEnglish
Budget$672,000
Revenue$10,000,000
IMDb votes93,242