CUT TO planes taking off.
Crowd in street, gazing up.
Kong on top of Empire State. He puts Ann down and beats his
chest.
An airplane squadron, flying in formation.
The planes over New York. Pilot looks over side, gives signal
to rest of squadron.
Entrance to Empire State, crowd around doors, police holding
them back. Denham, Driscoll, with two policemen, push their
way through crowd. They pause in door.
DENHAM
Here comes the planes.
POLICEMAN
They'll get him.
DRISCOLL
Can they shoot him and not hit Ann?
(he starts inside)
POLICEMAN
Hold on. Don't you get on that roof
too.
DENHAM
Give the pilots a chance, Jack.
They all exit into building.
Top of Empire State. Dawn. Kong turns and looks up at a
plane, roars and beats his chest.
In plane, shot over pilot's shoulder, as plane dives at Kong.
Top of Empire State. Kong snatches at plane and drops it into
street.
In the street, plane drops and burns.
Top of Empire State. Kong roars and beats his chest.
In 2nd plane, observer taps pilot and points. They dive.
Top of Empire State. Plane banks around Kong, firing machine
gun.
Close shot of Kong - he is hit by bullets, staggers.
Shot of Ann on ledge.
Another plane zooms past, firing at Kong.
Close shot of Kong, hit again. He coughs, looks down at his
wounds. Looks at Ann, reaches as though to pick her up.
Top of Empire State. More planes zoom down. Kong stands
erect, drumming on his chest. The planes sweep by, firing. He
staggers, turns slowly, and topples off roof.
EXT. NEW YORK STREET - GENERAL VIEW - NIGHT (STOCK)
Fire engines, searchlight units, police cars, motorcycles and
what not, speeding through crowded streets with sirens
blowing. This would be particularly effective in some well
recognized location such as Times Square.
EXT. 3RD ROOFS - FULL SHOT - NIGHT
Kong, carrying the girl, runs across roofs to the edge of a
city street. He leaps across the street, or alley, if the
distance is too great, and catches a window of a building on
the opposite side. He pulls himself up and continues the
chase. Crowds can be seen below.
EXT. 2ND STREET - FULL SHOT - NIGHT
Confusion in the street below this building as the crowds of
police, firemen, etc., rush after Kong.
LAP DISSOLVE
EXT. 4TH ROOFS - FULL SHOT - DAWN
DISSOLVE IN on an armed party, including Driscoll and police
officer, as they rush across roof tops and stop bewildered as
they see no trace of Kong. The first streaks of dawn are
tinging the sky.
EXT. 4TH ROOFS - MED. SHOT - DAWN
POLICE CAPTAIN
It's no use. All night we've been
after him -- and never got near
enough to take a shot.
POLICE LIEUTENANT
It'll be daylight soon. That ought
to help.
POLICE CAPTAIN
Help the ape, maybe.
DRISCOLL
There he goes -- making for the
Empire State Building.
Points to --
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - GENERAL VIEW - DAWN
-- Kong with the girl seen in the distance, going across
roofs toward Empire State Building background. Probably no
men needed in this shot, as building gives size.
EXT. 4TH ROOFS - MED. SHOT - DAWN
POLICE CAPTAIN
If he takes the girl up there with
him, we're fair beat.
POLICE LIEUTENANT
That's right. We can't shoot him
down while he has the girl.
DRISCOLL
Wait a minute. There's one thing we
haven't tried.
POLICE CAPTAIN
And what is that?
DRISCOLL
Air planes. The army planes from
Roosevelt Field. They might find a
way to pick him off without
touching her.
POLICE CAPTAIN
You're right.
(to Lieutenant)
Get to a phone, Tim. Call the
field, - burn up the wires -
As they move away, DISSOLVE OUT.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
DISSOLVE IN on the Empire State Building, as Kong climbs it
with the girl. The first streaks of Dawn light the sky.
EXT. AIRPORT - GENERAL VIEW - DAWN
Military planes as they take off from an airport.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
The dome of the Empire State Building as Kong climbs up.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
The crowd in the street, watching this aghast. There are
police cars, motorcycles, fire engines, and two of three
searchlight units, keeping their lights fixed on him. Police
are keeping the crowd back. VERTICAL SHOT DOWN.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
Kong climbs to stand on the dome, holding the girl. He beats
his chest, defying the whole civilized world.
EXT. SKY AND CITY - GENERAL VIEW - DAWN
An airplane squadron over New York, flying toward the Empire
State Building. If desirable, this can be done without city
below, just against sky backing. The planes are pursuit
ships.
EXT. 1ST AIRPLANE - MED. SHOT - DAWN
The squadron leader looking over the side of the plane. He
waves a signal to the other and dives.
EXT. SKY AND CITY - FULL SHOT - DAWN
The leader dives toward the Empire State Building, seen far
below, Kong is just a dot on the roof. The rest continue to
fly in formation.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
Kong hears the planes. He turns to look as the squadron
leader banks about the top of the building, making a
reconnaissance. Kong puts the girl down and suddenly reaches
out, snatches the plane out of the air. He crumples it and
hurls it to --
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
-- the street below. It lands just short of the crowd and
bursts into flames.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
Kong again roars angry defiance at the world.
EXT. 2ND AIRPLANE - MED. SHOT - DAWN
The observer of a 2nd plane taps the pilot's back, indicates
here's their chance. The military pilot of the second
airplane fires machine gun as he dives.
(NOTE: A LONG SHOT of Kong in dome from angle of plane would
it it's possible, help observer get this over. Maybe ZOOM
SHOT, plane in background)
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
The airplane whizzes by Kong, firing into him.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - MED. SHOT - DAWN
Kong is seen from the waist up. The bullet strikes him about
the chest. He staggers.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - MED. SHOT - DAWN
The girl watching, terrified.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
Another airplane zooms by firing into Kong.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - MED. SHOT - DAWN
Again Kong is hit. He coughs. He looks down at the girl. He
looks at his wounds, realizes he is weakening. He moves to --
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
-- pick her up.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - MED. SHOT
As he stares at her with a puzzled, hurt look. The he puts
her --
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
-- down, straightens up, roars defiance up at the planes. He
coughs as he drums his chest, daring them to come on.
EXT. CITY AND SKY - FULL SHOT - DAWN
The remainder of the squadron dive together towards the
Empire State Building.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
They sweep past Kong with a roar of machine guns. He
staggers, turns and slowly topples off the roof.
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - GENERAL VIEW - DAWN
Kong as he falls to --
EXT. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING - FULL SHOT - DAWN
-- the street below. He lands beside the burning airplane.
EXT. DOME OF THE EMPIRE STATE - DAWN
Ann lying on ledge. Driscoll, Denham, couple of cops rush in,
as Kong goes over. Driscoll leaps across, gets Ann, he is
incoherent with terror for her. He kisses her wildly, talking
all the time.
DRISCOLL
Ann! Ann! Are you all right? Oh, my
darling, sure you're not hurt?
ANN
Ad lib.
Denham and one cop lean over the parapet looking down at the
fallen Kong.
COP
(drawing a long breath)
Gee, what a sight. Well, the
aviators got him.
DENHAM
Oh no, 'twasn't the aviators
(Cops looks question)
It was Beauty killed the Beast.
Cop stares at him, very puzzled.
FADE OUT.
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