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In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
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One More Spring
Duration: 1 h 27 m | 1935
Three people live together in the maintenance shed at Central Park as an alternative to living on the streets.
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