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.
Robert Armstrong
as Carl Denham
Fay Wray
as Ann Darrow
Bruce Cabot
as Jack Driscoll
Frank Reicher
as Captain Englehorn
Victor Wong
as Ship's Cook Charlie
James Flavin
as Mate Briggs
Sam Hardy
as Charles Weston
Noble Johnson
as Skull Island Native Chief
Steve Clemente
as Skull Island Witch Doctor
Roscoe Ates
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Merian C. Cooper
as Pilot of Plane that Kills Kong (uncredited)
Frances Curry
as Intended Sacrificial Bride for Kong (uncredited)