Kongo

Name: Kongo
Director: William J. Cowen
Released: 1932-01-01

1932 American film

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Released: 1932
Director: William J. Cowen
Producer: Louis B. Mayer
, Irving Thalberg
Cast: Walter Huston
, Lupe Vélez
, Conrad Nagel
, Virginia Bruce
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Runtime: 86 min
Genre: horror film
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, drama film
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Country of origin: United States
Original language: English

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Kongo is a 1932 American pre-Code film directed by William J. Cowen and starring Walter Huston, Lupe Vélez, Conrad Nagel, and Virginia Bruce. It is an adaptation of the 1926 Broadway play of the same name that starred Huston as well. The film is also a remake of the 1928 silent film West of Zanzibar, which was based too on the 1926 play. That earlier film was directed by Tod Browning and stars Lon Chaney and Lionel Barrymore.

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Director of photography: Harold Rosson
Film editor: Conrad A. Nervig
Movement: Pre-Code Hollywood
Production designer: Cedric Gibbons
Title: Kongo
Color: black-and-white

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