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KING KONG - The Original 1933 Radio Advertisement
KING KONG - The Original 1933 Radio Advertisement
I've been researching a bit more about Willis O'Brien and the original King Kong - and found this original radio ad. Wow,the ad is over 7 minutes long. You don't see that kind of thing nowadays on the radio. A really cool piece of history.
Re: KING KONG - The Original 1933 Radio Advertisement
Well I think it's clear that this radio spot did not bring in as many people as the poster shown at the 2:26, 4:56, and 7:26 spots on this video did.
Funny thing, RKO originally was just gonna dump this movie on the public without any ads, cause they thought it was such a drain on the studio. It wasn't until they showed the film to a preview audience, who flipped out at the screening, two weeks before the New York premiere, that they thought that the film might actually make a buck. They really had to hurry the ad department to get the word out before the film opened.
Great find, thanks for posting this.
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