Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

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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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  • Release Date: 1949-07-13
  • Runtime: 1h 34min
  • Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack

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    • Trailer

    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

    • Mary Field

      Secretary (uncredited)

    • Ellen Corby

      Orphanage matron (uncredited)

    • Bess Flowers

      Nightclub patron (uncredited)

    • Iris Adrian

      Gloria (uncredited)

    • Jack Pennick

      Sam (uncredited)

    • Joyce Compton

      Alice (uncredited)

    • Byron Foulger

      Jones (uncredited)

    • Addison Richards

      Attorney (uncredited)

    • Henry Kulky

      Strong Man (uncredited)

    • Dwayne Hickman

      Boy (uncredited)

    • Richard Farnsworth

      Cowboy (uncredited)

    • Charles Lane

      Producer (uncredited)

    • Kermit Maynard

      Red (uncredited)

    • Irene Ryan

      Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)

    • William Schallert

      Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

    • Fay Wray

      Woman's Scream (uncredited)

    • Ivan Rasputin

      Strongman (uncredited)

    • Harry Strang

      Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)

    • William 'Wee Willie' Davis

      Strongman (uncredited)

    • Robert Tafur

      Headwaiter (uncredited)

    • Archie Twitchell

      Reporter

    • Jacqueline Dalya

      Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

    • Sammy Menacker

      Strong Man

    • Herschel Graham

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

    • Madame Sul-Te-Wan

      Young Family Servant (Uncredited)

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