Mighty Joe Young

Name: Mighty Joe Young
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action
Released: 1949
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 6.4

1949 · 94 min

Adventure · Fantasy · Drama · Action

★ 6.4

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Trailer

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.

Crew

Director Ernest B. Schoedsack
Screenplay Ruth Rose
Story Merian C. Cooper
Director of Photography J. Roy Hunt

Cast

Terry Moore
Jill Young
Ben Johnson
Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
Windy
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Denis Greene
Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Nestor Paiva
Brown
Regis Toomey
John Young
Lora Lee Michel
Jill (as a child)
James Flavin
Schultz
M
Mary Field
Secretary (uncredited)

Crew

Director — Ernest B. Schoedsack
Screenplay — Ruth Rose
Story — Merian C. Cooper
Director of Photography — J. Roy Hunt

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