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Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

19496.41h 34m

Overview

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.

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack
Written by Merian C. Cooper, Ruth Rose
Produced by Merian C. Cooper
Box OfficeBudget: $1.8MRevenue: $1.9M

Top Cast

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Jill Young

Ben Johnson

Ben Johnson

Gregg Johnson

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Max O'Hara

Frank McHugh

Frank McHugh

Windy

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Jones

Denis Greene

Denis Greene

Crawford

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

Smith

Nestor Paiva

Nestor Paiva

Brown

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

John Young

Lora Lee Michel

Lora Lee Michel

Jill (as a child)

Themes & Keywords

africagorillawrestlerdecoyblack and whiteapeexotic petteam ropinggiant apeking kong

About Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young is a adventure, fantasy, drama, action film released in 1949 exploring themes of africa, gorilla, wrestler, decoy, black and white, ape. Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, it stars Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong. 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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