King Kong - 1933 Screenplay

INT. CAVERN - GENERAL VIEW - NIGHT

Kong, at the edge of the pool. He tries to reach them as they
swim towards the orifice.

INT. CAVERN POOL - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

His great hand just misses them in the water. They dive. He
reaches for them again.

INT. TANK - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

UNDERWATER SHOT as his hand tries to seize them.

INT. CAVERN POOL - FULL SHOT - NIGHT (MINIATURE)

The subterranean outlet, through which the water of the pool
pours out in a waterfall to the mountain side without. They
comes up just in time to be sucked through it. (Miniature
figure)

EXT. WATERFALL - FULL SHOT - NIGHT (MINIATURE)

They are seen going over the waterfall as it pours out of the
mountain. They are swept down the torrents below. (Miniature
figures)

INT. CAVERN - GENERAL VIEW - NIGHT

Kong roars furiously. He rushes out through the entrance.

EXT. RAPIDS - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

The boy and girl are swept down rapids.

EXT. FISSURE - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

Kong comes out of the fissure and starts down the edge of the
cliff.

EXT. TORRENT - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

Driscoll pulls the girl ashore. He helps her out, supporting
her. They disappear into the jungle. FADE OUT.

FADE IN

EXT. WALL - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

--on Englehorn's party grouped about the inner side of the
great gate. It is closed. The ship's party have lit a
bonfire, about which there are grouped with their arms,
including Denham and Englehorn. At the top of the wall,
sailors are standing watch.

EXT. WALL TOP - MED. OR FULL SHOT - NIGHT

One of the sailors at the top of the wall suddenly grabs the
arm of another and points as he sees Driscoll and Ann coming
out of the woods. They are visible in the background. (Double
print silhouettes.) They look to see --

EXT. ALTAR - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

-- Driscoll and Ann, from their angle, as they come from the
jungle Driscoll is carrying the girl. (This using set of
Kong's original entrance.)

EXT. WALL TOP - MED. OR FULL SHOT - NIGHT

The sailor who saw this calls down to those below.

LOOKOUT ON WALL
(shouts down)
Driscoll and the lady -- coming up
from the woods, sir.

EXT. WALL - FULL SHOT - NIGHT

A commotion at the foot of the wall. All spring to their
feet.

ENGLEHORN
Gott sei dank!

Driscoll and Ann - as the rescue party runs up to them.

DENHAM
Give her to me.
(takes the girl from
Driscoll)

ENGLEHORN
(grasping Driscoll's hand)
Good man, Jack!

Driscoll almost collapses.

ENGLEHORN
(half supporting him,
pulls flask from his
pocket)
Here.

Driscoll takes it, staggers over to Ann. She is lying on
ground, Denham kneeling beside her. Driscoll bends over her,
gives her a drink. She chokes over it, pushes it away.

ANN
I'm all right. Oh Jack.

She hides her face against him.

ENGLEHORN
Now, now. You're safe. We'll be
back on the ship in no time.

Driscoll is kneeling, holding Ann in his arms. Denham gets
up.

DENHAM
Wait a minute. What about Kong?

DRISCOLL
What about him?

DENHAM
We came here to make a moving
picture, but we've found something
worth all the movies in the world.

ENGLEHORN
(can't believe his ears)
What!

DENHAM
We've got the bombs. If we capture
him alive --

DRISCOLL
You're crazy. Anyway, he's on top
of a cliff where an army couldn't
get at him.

DENHAM
If he chooses to stay there.

They all stare at him.

DENHAM
We've got something he wants.

He looks at Ann. She shrinks in horror.

DRISCOLL
(furiously)
Something he won't get again.

The roar of KONG is heard in the jungle.

DRISCOLL
He's followed us!

Ann screams, Driscoll puts arms round her.