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Mighty Joe Young 1949
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Released1949-07-27 + 3 more

DVD1999-05-03
Runtime1h 34m
DirectorErnest B. Schoedsack

WritersRuth Rose (screenplay) + 1 more, Merian C. Cooper (story)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, Swahili
StudiosArgosy Pictures + 1 more, RKO Radio Pictures
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

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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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)

Mighty Joe Young 1949NR

ActorsAll Cast & Crew

Cast 36

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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