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The King of the Kongo
“With Sound! Music! And Dialogue!”
8.0 / 10• 1929• 3h 9m•NR• English
ActionAdventure
Storyline
A Secret Service agent seeks his missing brother in Africa, and finds his mission complicated by ivory thieves, a girl with a mysterious past, and a troublesome gorilla.
Cast & Crew
Jacqueline Logan
Diana Martin
Lead
Walter Miller
Larry Trent
Richard Tucker
Chief of the Secret Service
Boris Karloff
Scarface Macklin
Larry Steers
Jack Drake
Harry Todd
Commodore
Richard Neill
Tom Trent
Lafe McKee
Trader John
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Thorpe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The King of the Kongo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
