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King Kong (RKO, 1933) Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, and Crew 7.25" x 9.5" Original Key Set Photograph by Ernest A. Bachrach. PSA/DNA Type 1. Collection of Steve Sustayta. Vintage gelatin silver glossy borderless 7.25" x 9.5" key set photograph of Bruce Cabot as "Jack Driscoll", Robert Armstrong as "Carl Denham", and crew members of the "Venture" on the constructed set in King Kong by Ernest A. Bachrach. Original to the collection of Kango Takamura, assistant and retoucher for Bachrach at RKO Pictures until 1942, when he was interned at Manzanar, returning to the studio until it closed in 1957. From the Collection of Steve Sustayta.

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19th Sunday 10:00 pm CT
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19th Sunday
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