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The King of the Kongo

The King of the Kongo

With Sound! Music! And Dialogue!

19297.03h 9mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by Richard Thorpe
Written by Wyndham Gittens, Harry Sinclair Drago
Produced by Nat Levine
Box OfficeBudget: $40K0

Top Cast

Jacqueline Logan

Jacqueline Logan

Diana Martin

Walter Miller

Walter Miller

Larry Trent

Richard Tucker

Richard Tucker

Chief of the Secret Service

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Scarface Macklin

Larry Steers

Larry Steers

Jack Drake

Harry Todd

Harry Todd

Commodore

Richard Neill

Richard Neill

Tom Trent

Lafe McKee

Lafe McKee

Trader John

J.P. Lockney

J.P. Lockney

Father Ricardo

W

William P. Burt

Mooney

Themes & Keywords

gorillamovie serial

About The King of the Kongo

The King of the Kongo is a action, adventure film released in 1929 exploring themes of gorilla, movie serial. Directed by Richard Thorpe, it stars Jacqueline Logan, Walter Miller, Richard Tucker. 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.

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