The King of the Kongo
“With Sound! Music! And Dialogue!”
Synopsis
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.
Top Cast
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Jacqueline Logan
Diana Martin
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
J.P. Lockney
Father Ricardo
William P. Burt
Mooney
J. Gordon Russell
Derelict
Robert Frazier
Dakka
Joe Bonomo
Gorilla
Release History & Theatrical Window
August 29, 1929
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$40K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
Pending
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Richard Thorpe
- Screenplay & Story
- Harry Sinclair Drago, Wyndham Gittens
- Original Title
- The King of the Kongo
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 3h 9m
- Production Budget
- $40K
- Production Studios
- Mascot Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Richard Thorpe
Harry Sinclair Drago, Wyndham Gittens
Ernest Laszlo, Ray Ries
Nat Levine
Department Leadership Roster
Richard Thorpe
Director
Harry Sinclair Drago
Screenplay
Wyndham Gittens
Screenplay
Nat Levine
Producer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Ray Ries
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About The King of the Kongo
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What is The King of the Kongo about?
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.
Who directed The King of the Kongo?
The King of the Kongo was directed by Richard Thorpe.
Who stars in The King of the Kongo?
The principal cast of The King of the Kongo includes Jacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Richard Tucker, Boris Karloff, Larry Steers.
When was The King of the Kongo released and how long is it?
The King of the Kongo was released in 1929 with a total runtime of 3h 9m.
What is the age rating and content advisory for The King of the Kongo?
The King of the Kongo holds official age classifications: US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).