The King of the Kongo

Aug 29, 1929

3h 9m

★ 7.0

With Sound! Music! And Dialogue!

Overview

A Secret Service agent seeks his missing brother in Africa, and finds his mission complicated by ivory thieves, a girl with a mysterious past, and a troublesome gorilla.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Production Companies

Mascot Pictures

The King of the Kongo Trailers

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Cast

Diana Martin

Jacqueline Logan

Larry Trent

Walter Miller

Chief of the Secret Service

Richard Tucker

Scarface Macklin

Boris Karloff

Jack Drake

Larry Steers

Commodore

Harry Todd

Tom Trent

Richard Neill

Trader John

Lafe McKee

Father Ricardo

J.P. Lockney

Mooney

William P. Burt

Derelict

J. Gordon Russell

Dakka

Robert Frazier

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