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.