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Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young1949

★6.494 minAdventureFantasyDrama

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.

Director

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writer

Merian C. Cooper Ruth Rose

Score

Stars

Terry Moore Ben Johnson Robert Armstrong

Cast36

Terry Moore
as Jill Young
Ben Johnson
as Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
as Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
as Windy
Douglas Fowley
as Jones
Denis Greene
as Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
as Smith
Nestor Paiva
as Brown
Regis Toomey
as John Young
Lora Lee Michel
as Jill (as a child)
James Flavin
as Schultz
M
Mary Field
as Secretary (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
as Gloria (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Sam (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
as Alice (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Jones (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Attorney (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
as Strong Man (uncredited)
Dwayne Hickman
as Boy (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Producer (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Red (uncredited)
Irene Ryan
as Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Fay Wray
as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
I
Ivan Rasputin
as Strongman (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
as Strongman (uncredited)
Robert Tafur
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
as Reporter
Jacqueline Dalya
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Sammy Menacker
as Strong Man
H
Herschel Graham
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)

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