What are some of the notable cameo appearances in Kong?
• The pilots who shoot Kong from the top of the empire state building are none other than Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Look for them in close up shots employing a mock-up airplane. • One of the native dancers on Skull Island was the famous Native American athlete Jim Thorpe who moonlighted at the time doing extra work for several films. Return to contents When was King Kong first released? In New York, King Kong opened at both the New Roxy and the Radio City Music Hall on the same day (March 2, 1933). No film had ever been shown at both theaters which gave it a total seating capacity of 10,000. The film earned $89,931 in four days in New York smashing all records (remember movies prices were around $0.15 at the time) The show featured music and dancers prior to the film. There were ten shows daily at both theaters. In Los Angeles, Sid Grauman waited until March 24, 1933 to release King Kong at his Chinese Theater (the one with the footprints) which was advertised by a spe
