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FATHER OF KING KONG; Reckless adventurer, forger and rogue, Edgar Wallace made - and lost - a fortune as the most prolific novelist of his age. But he died never knowing if his greatest work, based on his unrequited love for a young actress, would see the

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From: The Daily Mail (London, England)
Date: 20050924
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Byline: CHRISTOPHER HUDSON

PREPARE yourselves for that hideous roar as the giant ape, its eyes glowing, its teeth the size of coffins, advances on the beautiful girl, tied to a tribal altar.

Bring out your handkerchiefs for those moments when the biggest gorilla in the world teaches its tormentors the true meaning of humanity.

What else could it be but King Kong, back this winter in a new version shot mostly in New Zealand by Peter Jackson, with many of the team he used for The Lord Of The Rings?

And among the credits will surely be the originator of King Kong, a ...

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