Question 1

Why did Preston Foster have to undergo a full body wax for this film?

Accepted Answer

Hairy-chested Preston Foster was required to submit to a full body wax before appearing bare-chested in this film.

Question 2

What connects the screenplay of this film to King Kong (1933)?

Accepted Answer

The screenplay was written by Ruth Rose, who also wrote the screenplay for King Kong (1933). She was the wife of director Ernest B. Schoedsack.

Question 3

How did the film eventually break even after its initial release?

Accepted Answer

The film cost $237,000 more than it grossed in its original release but finally broke even with box office from a 1949 re-release, paired with She (1935).

Question 4

Which earlier RKO films contributed music to this movie?

Accepted Answer

Much of the music in the battles and the final cataclysm is taken directly from King Kong (1933), Son of Kong (1933), and She (1935).

Question 5

What is the central conflict in this film set in ancient Pompeii?

Accepted Answer

A blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, but his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

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