4 Movies Starring Robert Armstrong

King Kong

King Kong

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1933-04-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

(61169 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

James Ashmore Creelman (screen play)

Ruth Rose (screen play)

Merian C. Cooper (from an idea conceived by)

Edgar Wallace (from an idea conceived by)

Fullplot:

Carl Denham needs to finish his movie and has the perfect location; Skull Island. But he still needs to find a leading lady. This 'soon-to-be-unfortunate' soul is Ann Darrow. No one knows what they will encounter on this island and why it is so mysterious, but once they reach it, they will soon find out. Living on this hidden island is a giant gorilla and this beast now has Ann in it's grasps. Carl and Ann's new love, Jack Driscoll must travel through the jungle looking for Kong and Ann, whilst avoiding all sorts of creatures and beasts.

The Son of Kong

The Son of Kong

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1933-12-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

70 min

Rated:

PASSED

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (2450 Reviews)

Fullplot:

After the disastrous results of his last expedition, Carl Denham leaves New York aboard a ship to escape all the trouble. After a mutiny, he and a few companions are left behind on Skull island, where they meet a smaller relative of King Kong and make friends with him.

The Paleface

The Paleface

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1948-12-24

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

(2608 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Edmund L. Hartmann (original screenplay)

Frank Tashlin (original screenplay)

Jack Rose (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

Someone is selling guns to the Indians and in order to find the culprit Calamity Jane and a secret agent go undercover posing as man and wife. When the agent is killed Jane recruits a new husband -- none other than innocent dupe "Painless" Peter Potter, a totally inept dentist and confirmed coward who's main goal is to leave the barbaric west far behind. When their wagon train is attacked by the Indians it's Jane's sharpshooting that saves the day, but she gives the credit to Potter making him an instant hero to the townspeople and instant target to both the Indians and the gunrunners.

Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-08-29

Languages:

English, Swahili

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

84 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(3101 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Ruth Rose (screenplay)

Merian C. Cooper (from an original story by)

Fullplot:

In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Twelve years later, the talkative and persuasive promoter Max O'Hara organizes a safari to Africa with the Oklahoma cowboy Gregg to bring attractions to his new night-club in Hollywood. They capture several lions and out of blue, they see a huge gorilla nearby their camping and they try to capture the animal. However, the teenager Jill Young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Max seduces Jill with a fancy life in Hollywood and she signs a contract with him where the gorilla Joseph "Joe" Young would be the lead attraction. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to Joe and she asks Max to return to Africa. However he persuades her to stay a little longer in the show business. But when three alcoholic costumers give booze to Joe, the gorilla destroys the spot and is sentenced by the justice to be sacrificed. Will Jill, Gregg and Max succeed in saving Joe?

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