It is a remarkable example of a film from the precode era, featuring murder, sex slavery, allusions to prostitution, drug addiction, and lupe velez continually on the verge of falling out of her sarong. Unseen for years, kongo 1932 is quite probably the most outrageous, bizarre and even downright sick horror film from the. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. King of the kongo film and sound restoration by eric. With walter huston, lupe velez, conrad nagel, virginia bruce. The film is also a remake of the 1928 silent film west of zanzibar, which was based too on the 1926 play. The epic history of a people, a 2010 nonfiction book by david van. After kongo im so sweaty and drained i hope they never realease any of these lurid jungle horrors on dvd. There are no maracas in warner archives kongo 1932. Watch kongo full movie in hd visit the ruthless flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of kongo like an omni. Kongos are a south african band consisting of four brothers. A secret service agent searches the jungle for his missing brother, also an agent.
Kongo, a film starring walter huston, lupe velez, and conrad nagel. He encounters a young woman there who is also searching, but for her missing father. Director william cowens kongo1932, an unclassifiable tale of revenge. Kongos have announced the upcoming release of their fourth studio album, 1929 following their 2016 release egomaniac. Knowing absolutely nothing about the film, what i described above is sort of what i expected. A paralyzed madman walter huston rules a colony in africa and plans on getting revenge on the man who crippled him by torturing his daughter virginia bruce. After years of casually waiting to see kongo, and even finding west of zanzibar ahead of it, i was a bit disappointed at finding it somewhat less than compelling despite huston and velez when catching it on youtube at that link. Kongo 1932 is the only notable film that director william cowen made in his admittedly brief career. Ive paid mega dollars for bootlegs of unavailable early 30s films. Overview of kongo, 1932, directed by william cowen, with walter huston, lupe velez, conrad nagel, at turner classic movies. Kongo 1932 dvdrip 1,32gb free download cinema of the world. While i know mgm made horror films what always comes to mind with regards to the glamorous studio is. But, it had also been a stage play under the name of kongo, and this film version gives the viewer a chance to see walter huston in the role of the monstrous flint rutledge.
This list does not include films from united artists before it merged with mgm except for coproductions, nor does it include other studios that mgm acquired such as orion. Congo chess variant, invented by demian freeling in 1982. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Cowen, starring walter huston flint huston is the thoroughly evil owner of an ivory business somewhere in the heart of africa, presumably the belgian congo. It is inconceivable that a prestigious studio such as mgm would produce a film like kongo for it resembles its precode distant cousin releases from paramount pictures.
Oct 21, 2015 a remake of lon chaneys west of zanzibar 1928, kongo, from what ive read, tries its damndest to outdo its predecessor with more grim and gruesome plotlines. Cowen, leon gordon, lupe velez, conrad nagel, virginia bruce, c. Wilson would go on to continue using this name through most of his independent run. Digital scan of 16mm print of king of the kongo, clean up, marry sound. At its greatest extent it reached from the atlantic ocean in the west to the kwango river in the. He rules the local natives through superstition and stage magic and he rules the few white people. Reino do congo was a kingdom located in west central africa in presentday northern angola, the western portion of the democratic republic of the congo, the republic of the congo as well as the southernmost part of gabon. This remake of west of zanzibar 1928 made four years later tries to outdo the lon chaney original in morbidity.
Henry gordon by torturing gordons daughter virginia bruce, who was raised in a convent before being brought to africa as a white slave, and seeks solace from her life of misery through the love of a kind but drugaddicted doctor conrad nagel. Even the doctor hero is a drug addict and the depictions of moral corruption that infect walter huston and his cronies in. It is an adaptation of the 1926 broadway play of the same name that starred huston as well. Kongo, dvd, manufactured on demand, action adventure, 883316341421. Search results for kongo stock photos and images 3,230 page 1 of 33. This gruesome film is really a horror show that is both frightening and disturbing. Database of movie trailers, clips and other videos for kongo 1932. Digital scan of 16mm print of king of the kongo, clean up, marry sound back to chapter 5, and output the result to 16mm film. It was previously adapted for the screen as west of zanzibar, a 1928 silent film starring lon chaney. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
Cowen, walter huston, lupe velez, conrad nagel, drama, horror november 9, 2016 this remake of west of zanzibar 1928 made four years later tries to outdo the lon chaney original in morbidity. The ruthless flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of kongo like an omnipotent god, through superstition and sadism, living only for the day when he can revenge on the man who ruined his life. Kongo, a 1932 film starring walter huston, lupe velez, an conrad nagel kongo, the main character in the monkey magic tv series anime series congo song, a 1997 song bi genesis. Although huston is superb as the evil renegade living for revenge, the bizarre. If the story of kongo seems familiar, it is because it had been filmed four years earlier as the silent film west of zanzibar with an unnerving performance by lon chaney. Kongo 1932 a perverse film of the precode era including drug addiction, sexual abuse and walter huston surprisingly mgm.
Having seen two of his other four features half marriage 1929 and oliver twist 1933. Strong and macabre stuff in a nearly forgotten horror film. Congo, a 1995 film based on michael crichtons novel. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Oct 22, 2008 after kongo im so sweaty and drained i hope they never realease any of these lurid jungle horrors on dvd.
Flint has also made himself out as chief priest of the local voodoo religion, impressing the credulous natives with cheesy magic tricks. Kongo1932a perverse film of the precode era including drug addiction, sexual abuse and walter huston. The picture was directed by frank marshall starring laura linney, dylan walsh, ernie hudson, tim curry, grant heslov and joe don baker. Unpleasant, revolting and disgusting, it offers no entertainment to a depressionridden public. Kongo is an adaptation of a stage play that starred huston. Cowen, the film features a cast that includes walter huston, lupe velez, conrad nagel and virginia bruce.
A remake of lon chaneys west of zanzibar 1928, kongo, from what ive read, tries its damndest to outdo its predecessor with more grim and gruesome plotlines. This is technically a remake of the silent film, west of zanzibar, but stands on its own. In 2010, wilson made his juggalo championship wrestling debut now donning facepaint under the new name, kongo kong, a nontalking monster heel. From a wheelchair a handicapped white man rules an area of africa as a living god. The seventh serial released by nat levines pennypinching but enterprising little mascot pictures, king of the congo was released in three versions.
A scantily clad lupe velez leads a conga line through jungle terrain. Kongo is a 1932 english film stars walter huston, william j. I used to call in sick to work so i could attend the film forum precode festivals. I think i have to delare kongo to be the wildest precode of t. Congo is a 1995 american science fiction actionadventure film loosely based on michael crichtons 1980 novel of the same name. Kongo is a 1932 american precode film directed by william j.
Watch kongo full movie in hd visit movie 84505 the ruthless flint, a disabled man, rules an isolated region of kongo like an omni. With jacqueline logan, walter miller, richard tucker, boris karloff. Velez shakes and shimmies as she leads the procession, a celebration of the new love affair forged in the remote location between conrad nagel and virginia bruce. Johnny kongos accordion, keyboards, vocals, jesse kongos drums, percussion, vocals, daniel kongos guitar, vocals, and dylan kongos bass guitar, lap slide guitar, vocals. Walter huston and lupe velez in kongo 1932 walter huston in kongo 1932 virginia bruce and. Congo chess variant, invented by demian freeling in 1982 congo, a pinball machine released in 1995. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. Oct 30, 2012 kongo 1932 is the only notable film that director william cowen made in his admittedly brief career. Kongo 1932 out of 4 remake of the 1928 tod browninglon chaney film west of zanzibar pretty much follows the same story. The film was released on june 9, 1995, by paramount pictures. Watch free african kongo sex videos at heavyr, a completely free porn tube offering the worlds most hardcore porn videos. Take action screen film download video about the film interviews resource center. Based on a play that originally ran in 1926 with walter huston and virginia bruce, who also star in this film version, kongo is also a remake of the lon chaney silent film west of zanzibar. This is a list of feature films originally released andor distributed by metrogoldwynmayer to include mgmua entertainment co.
The kongo kong gimmick was created by jcw cofounder, violent j. He rules the local natives through superstition and stage magic and he rules the few white people through. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. A crippled, monomaniacal magician walter huston who holds sway over a tribe of african natives seeks revenge on his wifes lover c. Kongo 1932 deep in the zanzibar jungle, wheelchairbound flint walter huston rules over a native tribe with little other exposure to europeans. That earlier film was directed by tod browning and stars. Us film actress with her mother on the set of the 1932 film kongo italy piedmont turin. In that regard the film succeeds as its raunchier than an episode of jerry springer in 1932 terms, at least. King of the kongo film and sound restoration by eric grayson. Kongo is a brutal and disturbing movie that pushes the limits of film from the thirties. Eric grayson is raising funds for king of the kongo film and sound restoration on kickstarter. They encounter a gang of ivory smugglers who hold a prisoner who knows the secrets of the missing people and a lost treasure.
Henry gordon, harold rosson, directed by william j. Kongo 1932 10011932 us drama, adventure 1h 27m user score. Deep in the zanzibar jungle, wheelchairbound flint walter huston rules over a native tribe with little other exposure to europeans. Cowen and starring walter huston, lupe velez, conrad nagel, and virginia bruce. Metrogoldwynmayer mgm manages a fairly elaborate production number to end the 1932 precode musical, kongo. A remake of west of zanibar, this strange, gutwrenching melodrama set in the african jungles, offers a disturbing portrait of a bitter, crippled and. Download congo kinshasa free mobile porn, xxx videos and many more sex clips, enjoy iphone porn at iporntv, android sex movies.