On this day, March 7, 1933, the original movie King Kong opened widely in New York city.
Background:
King Kong premiered in New York City on March 2, 1933, it opened simultaneously at Radio City Music Hall and the nearby RKO Roxy Theatre to handle huge crowds. It was an immediate sensation—drawing an estimated 50,000 people on the first day, with sold-out shows for the initial days and setting attendance records. The opening weekend grossed about $90,000, a huge success amid the Great Depression. Critics raved about the groundbreaking effects and score.
The Quiz:
Question A: In the 1933 film King Kong, what was the name of the ship that filmmaker Carl Denham, chartered to go to the mysterious Skull Island?
Question B: What was the closing line (and final spoken dialogue) in the original 1933 King Kong film?
The Answers:
Part A: The cargo ship that Carl Denham, chartered to take them to Skull Island was the SS Venture, captained by Captain Englehorn. The Venture is chartered by Denham in New York Harbor for his secretive expedition.
Part B: King Kong’s dead body lay in the street after he plunged from the Empire State Building. A police lieutenant says: “Well, Denham, the airplanes got him.”
Denham replies: “Oh no, it wasn’t the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.”
The Winners:
Part A & Part B Winners:
K3WGS / Jerry
Part B Winners:
N1GE / Bob
Thanks, to all that participated in today’s Net!
-Ron/K4RJT