Moment From King Kong

Kong fights on the Empire State Building
A damsel in distress, a giant monster (King Kong) on top of the Empire State Building, and airplanes with machine guns trying to get close enough to fire upon Kong.
A film crew discovers the "eighth wonder of the world," a giant prehistoric ape, and brings him back to New York, where he wreaks havoc.
Tags: new york city, screenplay, movie business, exotic island, island, ship, great depression, unsociability, king kong, dinosaur, pre-code, sea voyage, damsel in distress, empire state building, giant ape, animal horror, great ape, adapted into play or musical