How many inches tall was the originated movie king Kong in real life?

Answer 1

He (it) was a model. A large number of models. King's size changed from scene to scene, and sometimes from shot to shot. His apparent size varied from about 10 feet to almost 100.

Additional information:

Posters advertise King Kong as being 50 feet high. This is an exaggeration to help sell movie tickets. In reality, Kong was much smaller. For the scenes on Skull Island, Kong is made to appear eighteen feet high. This height was appropriate for the sequences where Kong interacts with Fay Wray. Merian C. Cooper, the producer, felt that an eighteen foot high Kong was too small for the New York sequences compared to the giant skyscrapers there and ordered Kong's height changed to twenty-four feet high for those sequences. Most viewers of the film never notice the change in Kong's height. While trying to sell his film project King Kong vs. Frankenstein, Willis O'Brien gave Kong's measurements as Height 19'-8", Weight 38 tons, Reach 27', Chest 17', Waist 11', and neck 9'.

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Answer 2

King kong is estimated to be about 20 ft tall.

Answer 3

The 'real life' King Kong was an eighteen inch metal armature.

Answer 4

25 feet tall

Answer 5

50 feet