
Mighty Joe Young(1949)
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.


“A WHITE GIRL RULES THE JUNGLE...HER STRENGTH OF POWER WAS "NABONGA!"”
When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.

Buster Crabbe
Ray Gorman

Fifi D'Orsay
Marie

Barton MacLane
Carl Hurst

Julie London
Doreen Stockwell

Bryant Washburn
Hunter

Herbert Rawlinson
T.F. Stockwell
Jackie Newfield
Doreen Stockwell als Kind

Ray Corrigan
Nabonga der Gorilla
Nabonga is a adventure, mystery, crime film released in 1944 exploring themes of africa, gorilla, white woman, jungle girl. Directed by Sam Newfield, it stars Buster Crabbe, Fifi D'Orsay, Barton MacLane. When a treasure hunter seeks a downed airplane in the jungles of Africa, he encounters one of the passenger's young daughter, now fully grown, and with a gorilla protector.
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