stella adler studio of acting heather cut above casting

loc: W - Viewed ★★★★įilmed on what MGM considered a B-picture budget and schedule (14 days, which at Universal or Columbia would have been considered extravagant) The Thin Man proved to be 'sleeper,' spawning a popular film, radio and television series. Starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'sullivan, Nat Pendleton, Cesar Romero, Asta, Porter Hall.ġ934 May: CLASSIC NR 91 min. After proving his devotion by wrecking an elevated train, Kong winds up at the top of the Empire State Building, facing off against a fleet of World War I fighter planes.ĭirected by W.S.

Now at large in New York, Kong searches high and low for Ann (in another long-censored scene, he plucks a woman from her high-rise apartment, then drops her to her death when he realizes she isn't the girl he's looking for).

Kong is eventually taken back to New York, where he breaks loose on the night of his Broadway premiere, thinking that his beloved Ann is being hurt by the reporters' flash bulbs. They strap her to a huge sacrificial altar just outside the gate, then summon Kong, who winds up saving Ann instead of devouring her. Late that night, a party of native warriors sneak on board the ship and kidnap Ann. But upon seeing Ann, the chief offers to buy the 'golden woman' to serve as the 'bride of Kong.' Denham refuses, and he and the others beat a hasty retreat to their ship. Disembarking at Skull Island, they stumble on a ceremony in which the native dancers circle around a terrified-looking young girl, chanting, 'Kong! Kong!' The chief (Noble Johnson) and witch doctor (Steve Clemente) spot Denham and company and order them to leave. The film introduces us to flamboyant, foolhardy documentary filmmaker Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), who sails off to parts unknown to film his latest epic with leading lady Darrow in tow. 'How would you like to star opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood?' Enticed by these words, brunette leading lady Fay Wray dyed her hair blonde and accepted the role of Ann Darrow in King Kong - and stayed with the project even after learning that her 'leading man' was a 50-foot ape.

Starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Noble Johnson, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy.ġ933 Apr: CLASSIC NR 104 min.

Stella adler studio of acting heather cut above casting