When Does "Son of Kong" (1933) Take Place?
"Son of Kong" is an adventure horror (kaiju) film written by Ruth Rose and released December 22nd, 1933.
We know this because in the very first scene, Carl Denham replies to a reporter, “What, after a whole month?” when told he is “big news” because of the events of the previous film, "King Kong" (1933). So only about 1 mere month has passed and the first movie takes place sometime between 1931 AD and 1939 AD.
It takes place roughly in the years:
1930s AD
We know this because in the very first scene, Carl Denham replies to a reporter, “What, after a whole month?” when told he is “big news” because of the events of the previous film, "King Kong" (1933). So only about 1 mere month has passed and the first movie takes place sometime between 1931 AD and 1939 AD.
It has been retroactively absorbed into the MonsterVerse Universe at a chronologically early spot.