MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
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Mighty Joe Young
Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action
July 27, 1949
English
1h 34m
United States
Argosy Pictures
$1,800,000
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.
Cast & Characters
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)
Crew
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
John Ford
Executive Producer