In memory of New York TV station WWOR's long-ago practice of running these pictures every Thanksgiving Day, providing a family's cinephile something to fight with its football fans about...
Kong, King Kong, Cooper, Schoedsack, O'Brien, 1933...
...his frankly inexplicable offspring, Son of Kong, Cooper, Schoedsack, O'Brien, 1933...
...the beatific Mister Joseph Young, Mighty Joe Young, Schoedsack and O'Brien, 1949...
Update: a good commenter, below, deplores his inability to embed. I'll embed for him, and for Cinetrix, and for all of you:
Enjoy the nostalgia...
Aw, man.
I knew there was something I neglected to bring with me to the family Thanksgiving gathering - the 3-dvd set of these films, to make the day complete.
Well, thanks for the photos to remind me of a NYC tristate-area Turkey Day tradition.
Posted by: Ian W. Hill | November 22, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Way to make me feel guilty for not going to my 91-year-old grandparents' house on Strong Island, Glen. Why not just add an mp3 of the Million Dollar Movie/GWTW theme music and have done with it?
Which is to say, happy turkey day to you and yours.
Posted by: cinetrix | November 22, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Ahhh, nice to know someone remembers.
Posted by: William | November 23, 2007 at 08:00 AM
Cinetrix,
Wish I could embed this (I'm assuming I can't) but you asked for it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kPouWic4qq0
Posted by: Ian W. Hill | November 23, 2007 at 06:48 PM
I have goosebumps....
Posted by: William | November 24, 2007 at 08:44 AM
I wrote about this distant tradition as well and made it a point to at least watch the DVDs of KONG and SON OF on the big day. It's nice to know that there are others out there who remember.
Posted by: Mr. Peel | November 26, 2007 at 01:39 PM
I stopped relying on broadcast TV to see these movies as soon as they were on video/DVD, but they're still a Thanksgiving tradition every year for me!
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