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The King of the Kongo

1929 · 189 min

A creaky, earnest jungle serial that feels like a vintage adventure, with simple thrills and a touch of camp.

Tagline: 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.
How it feels: Tense, campy, earnest and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Survival, family, crime, mystery
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
crime
mystery
betrayal
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none