King Kong

N.p. N.p., Circa 1933. Vintage reference photograph from the 1933 film, showing actress Fay Wray wearing her iconic tattered, half-torn dress. Stamps of the National Film Archive on the verso, along with holograph ink annotations.

From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler.

A triumph of design, practical effects, and cinematography, and one of the most beloved pre-Code films of all time. Wray previously worked with directors Merian Cooper and Ernes B. Schoedsack in "The Four Feathers" (1929), and won the lead in "King Kong" over Dorothy Jordan, Jean Harlow, and Ginger Rogers.

Set on Skull Island and in New York City.

9.75 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

National Film Registry. Ebert II. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies.

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