Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

  • Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action
  • Release Date: 1949-07-27
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 108 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Argosy Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack
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Summary

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.

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  • Terry Moore

    as Jill Young
  • Ben Johnson

    as Gregg Johnson
  • Robert Armstrong

    as Max O'Hara
  • Frank McHugh

    as Windy
  • Douglas Fowley

    as Jones
  • Denis Greene

    as Crawford
  • Paul Guilfoyle

    as Smith
  • Nestor Paiva

    as Brown
  • Regis Toomey

    as John Young
  • Lora Lee Michel

    as Jill (as a child)
  • James Flavin

    as Schultz
  • Mary Field

    as Secretary (uncredited)
  • Ellen Corby

    as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers

    as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
  • Iris Adrian

    as Gloria (uncredited)
  • Jack Pennick

    as Sam (uncredited)
  • Joyce Compton

    as Alice (uncredited)
  • Byron Foulger

    as Jones (uncredited)
  • Addison Richards

    as Attorney (uncredited)
  • Henry Kulky

    as Strong Man (uncredited)
  • Dwayne Hickman

    as Boy (uncredited)
  • Richard Farnsworth

    as Cowboy (uncredited)
  • Charles Lane

    as Producer (uncredited)
  • Kermit Maynard

    as Red (uncredited)
  • Irene Ryan

    as Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)
  • William Schallert

    as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  • Fay Wray

    as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
  • Ivan Rasputin

    as Strongman (uncredited)
  • Harry Strang

    as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
  • William 'Wee Willie' Davis

    as Strongman (uncredited)
  • Robert Tafur

    as Headwaiter (uncredited)
  • Archie Twitchell

    as Reporter
  • Jacqueline Dalya

    as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
  • Sammy Menacker

    as Strong Man
  • Herschel Graham

    as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
  • Madame Sul-Te-Wan

    as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
Directing Ernest B. Schoedsack Director
Writing Merian C. Cooper Story
Writing Ruth Rose Screenplay
Production Merian C. Cooper Producer
Production John Ford Executive Producer
Camera J. Roy Hunt Director of Photography
Editing Ted Cheesman Editor
Sound Roy Webb Original Music Composer
Visual Effects Ray Harryhausen Visual Effects
Costume & Make-Up Mel Berns Makeup Artist
Art James Basevi Art Direction
Art Howard Richmond Assistant Art Director
Sound Walter Elliott Sound Editor
Sound C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
Costume & Make-Up Adele Balkan Costume Design
Sound John L. Cass Sound
Sound Clem Portman Sound
Visual Effects Harold E. Stine Visual Effects
Visual Effects Bert Willis Visual Effects
Visual Effects Linwood G. Dunn Visual Effects
Visual Effects Willis H. O'Brien Visual Effects

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