March 2

On this day - March 2 1933 - The first King Kong movie was released

The first King Kong movie was released in New York in 1933 and the movie has since been ranked as the greatest horror movie by all times. The movie tells the story of the gigantic pre-historic ape, Kong, an his attempt to possess a young woman.The script's first draft was written by Edgar Wallace who died before production started. The idea was director Cooper's, who were facinated by apes and who saw an commercial appeals in the idea of a huge ape and a pretty girl horror movie. Four models of King was built for the movie. The models were made of wood, cloths and rubber. The movie became known for its innovative use of special effects at the time. The movie was released to the rest of the world on march 23d and it was a box office success. The movie has since been recreated twice. Once in 1976 (King Kong) and once in 2005 (King Kong).