Mighty Joe Young
118 reviews
Adventure/Fantasy
1h 34m
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...
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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.
- DirectorErnest B. Schoedsack
- Release27 July 1949
- Genre
- Duration1h 34m
- Budget$1,800,000
- Revenue$1,950,000
- Rate118 reviews
- Productions
Argosy Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures
Cast

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)

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)

Harry Strang
Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)

William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Strongman (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell
Reporter

Jacqueline Dalya
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

Sammy Menacker
Strong Man

Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
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