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Mighty Joe Young

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

  • Movie
  • 1949
  • NR
  • 1h 34m

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack

6.4

TMDB audience rating
6.4 out of 10 from 128 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Terry Moore

    Terry MooreJill Young

  • Ben Johnson

    Ben JohnsonGregg Johnson

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert ArmstrongMax O'Hara

  • Frank McHugh

    Frank McHughWindy

  • Douglas Fowley

    Douglas FowleyJones

  • Denis Greene

    Denis GreeneCrawford

  • Paul Guilfoyle

    Paul GuilfoyleSmith

  • Nestor Paiva

    Nestor PaivaBrown

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis ToomeyJohn Young

  • Lora Lee Michel

    Lora Lee MichelJill (as a child)

  • James Flavin

    James FlavinSchultz

  • Mary FieldSecretary (uncredited)

  • Ellen Corby

    Ellen CorbyOrphanage matron (uncredited)

  • Bess Flowers

    Bess FlowersNightclub patron (uncredited)

  • Iris Adrian

    Iris AdrianGloria (uncredited)

  • Jack Pennick

    Jack PennickSam (uncredited)

  • Joyce Compton

    Joyce ComptonAlice (uncredited)

  • Byron Foulger

    Byron FoulgerJones (uncredited)

Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Writer
Ruth Rose and Merian C. Cooper
Music
Roy Webb
Cinematography
J. Roy Hunt