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The'''''King Kong''''' is the [[Ur Example|original]] [[Kaiju|monster movie]], released by RKO Pictures in 1933.
 
"Kong" is a giant gorilla living on a [[Lost World|hidden island]] in the South Pacific. When a charter ship travels to this island, the oversized primate becomes enraptured by the crew's sole blonde woman, whom the island natives offer up to it in sacrifice. The crew rescue the girl and even manage to capture Kong, bringing the creature back to Manhattan for a spectacle. However, Kong escapes and causes mayhem in the streets of New York before being shot off the top of a skyscraper.
 
''King Kong'' was added to the [[National Film Registry]] in 1991.
 
{{tropelist|Tropes used in the 1933 version of ''King Kong'' include:}}
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