English: A sensational promotional image for the 1933 feature film King Kong that depicts a King Kong towering over New York City, while holding a woman.
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A promotional image of King Kong towering over New York City & holding a woman
Uploaded a work by en:Warner Bros. currently owns the rights to the 1933 version of "King Kong", following the demise of RKO in 1959. from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/mediaviewer/rm3056359424/ with UploadWizard