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Mighty Joe Young

Release Year
1949
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Action
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Directed By
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Mighty Joe Young

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 & Crew

Cast

Terry Moore

Jill Young

Ben Johnson

Gregg Johnson

Robert Armstrong

Max O'Hara

Frank McHugh

Windy

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)

Iris Adrian

Gloria (uncredited)

Crew

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director

Ruth Rose

Screenplay

J. Roy Hunt

Director of Photography

Roy Webb

Original Music Composer

Ted Cheesman

Editor

Adele Balkan

Costume Design

Merian C. Cooper

Producer

Merian C. Cooper

Story

Walter Elliott

Sound Editor

C. Bakaleinikoff

Music Director

John L. Cass

Sound

Ray Harryhausen

Visual Effects

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