It was back when sound films were new and special effects were very primitive. Yet, with boundless energy and drive, Merian C. Cooper was able to create his vision is a giant gorilla. Today I have the first part of the story of Cooper and the film King Kong on the 201st episode of Sunday Morning Coffee with Jeff.

Links to the sources I used to write this:
Living Dangerously: The Adventures of Merian C. Cooper, Creator of King Kong by Mark Cotta Vaz
New York Times - Getting That Monkey Off His Creator's Back
Wikipedia - Ernest B. Schoedsack
Wikipedia - Merian C. Cooper
Wikipedia - King Kong (1933 film)
Invention & Technology King Kong