Robert Armstrong Quotes

Hilda Tony, won't you please come down? Tony? Tony?

Carl Denham You'll never catch a monkey that way.

Hilda Did you ever catch a monkey?

Carl Denham Did I ever catch...? Lady, you'd be surprised.

Carl Denham Oh, no, it wasn't the airplanes. It was Beauty killed the beast!

Carl Denham Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here tonight to tell you a very strange story — a story so strange that no one will believe it — but, ladies and gentlemen, seeing is believing. And we — my partners and I — have brought back the living proof of our adventure, an adventure in which twelve of our party met horrible death. And now, ladies and gentlemen, before I tell you any more, I'm going to show you the greatest thing your eyes have ever beheld. He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization merely a captive — a show to gratify your curiosity. Ladies and gentlemen, look at Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Carl Denham You won't find that island on any chart. That was made by the skipper of a Norwegian barque...A canoe full of natives from this island was blown out to sea. When the barque picked them up, there was only one alive. He died before they reached port, but not before the skipper had pieced together a description of the island and got a fairly good idea of where it lies.

Carl Denham Don't be alarmed, ladies and gentlemen. Those chains are made of chrome steel.

Helstrom Yeah, you're broke too.

Carl Denham Broke? I'm shattered.

Carl Denham Wait a minute! Hold on! He thinks you're attacking the girl!

Carl Denham * Note: Ranked #84 in the ] in American cinema.

Carl Denham If you want me to, I'll give Helstrom a tip that he's too thick with the crew.

Englehorn Go ahead. It's bad for discipline.

Carl Denham Ha. We must be in Russia. Here comes the Committee of the Workers.

Charlie Captain Englehorn!

Englehorn Well?

Charlie Captain, I went down in the forward hold.

Englehorn What of it?

Charlie Captain, I found something!

Englehorn What's the matter? Found what?

Carl Denham Holy mackerel!

Carl Denham It's money and adventure and fame. It's the thrill of a lifetime and a long sea voyage that starts at six o'clock tomorrow morning.

Carl Denham I'd have got a swell picture of a charging rhino but the cameraman got scared. The darned fool, I was right there with a rifle. Seems he didn't trust me to get the rhino before it got him. I haven't fooled with cameramen since, I do it myself.

Eve Trowbridge Oh Martin, turn in early, please.

Martin Trowbridge Don't worry. The Count will take care of me.

Count Zaroff Indeed I shall.

Carl Denham Stick to me, kid, and you'll wear diamonds.

Carl Denham I want to introduce Miss Ann Darrow; the bravest girl I have ever known...There the Beast. And here the Beauty. She has lived through an experience no other woman ever dreamed of. And she was saved from the very grasp of Kong by her future husband. I want you to meet a very brave gentleman, Mr. John Driscoll.

Carl Denham Skipper, believe it or not, there's a little Kong!

Englehorn What? A little K -... How little?

Carl Denham Well, just a little one... about twelve feet high.

Helstrom Carl Denham! Don't you remember me? Nils Helstrom.

Carl Denham Why, for the love of Mike. Helstrom! Sure I remember you! Oh, this is Captain Englehorn. Captain Helstrom.

Carl Denham Sit down. Say, do you know who this is? The man who gave me the map of Kong's Island. And he wants to know if I remember him? Have a drink.

Helstrom So, that was your ship came in last night?

Englehorn Mine and Denham's.

Helstrom I heard about you in Singapore. How you had captured the biggest animal on earth and taken him back to New York.

Carl Denham * To the photographers taking Ann's pictures

Max O'Hara We're goin to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.

Windy But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!

Windy But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!

Reporter If I don't get a story I'll lose my job.

Carl Denham Alright, tell em this: Carl Denham, the boy who was gonna make a million dollars off King Kong, is flat broke.