This
paper examines the way in which New York is portrayed in these two classic movies. The paper shows how in both films,
New York is represented as a foreboding steel and concrete landscape, a haven for cynics who care little about naive newcomers and a center for machinery and industry which often does as much harm as good. The
paper compares and contrast the storylines of the two movies - "King Kong" about a huge gorilla monster trying to escape the
city but causing panic and havoc in his wake; and "The Crowd" which is about a common man, lost in New York City, seeking to find those basic qualities of success, happiness and home.