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1949

1 hr 34 min

Mighty Joe Young

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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.

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Listen you guys, cut out the rough stuff or I'll feed you to the lions. Unfairly chastised in some quarters for being a kiddie friendly King Kong, Mighty Joe Young is as charming as an Autumnal day... read more

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Cast
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Terry Moore

Jill Young

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Ben Johnson

Gregg Johnson

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Robert Armstrong

Max O'Hara

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Frank McHugh

Windy

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Douglas Fowley

Jones

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Denis Greene

Crawford

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Paul Guilfoyle

Smith

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Nestor Paiva

Brown

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Regis Toomey

John Young

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Lora Lee Michel

Jill (as a child)

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James Flavin

Schultz

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Mary Field

Secretary (uncredited)

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Ellen Corby

Orphanage matron (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Nightclub patron (uncredited)

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Iris Adrian

Gloria (uncredited)

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Jack Pennick

Sam (uncredited)

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Joyce Compton

Alice (uncredited)

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Byron Foulger

Jones (uncredited)

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Addison Richards

Attorney (uncredited)

Henry Kulky

Strong Man (uncredited)

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Dwayne Hickman

Boy (uncredited)

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Richard Farnsworth

Cowboy (uncredited)

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Charles Lane

Producer (uncredited)

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Kermit Maynard

Red (uncredited)

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Irene Ryan

Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)

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William Schallert

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Fay Wray

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Ivan Rasputin

Strongman (uncredited)

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Harry Strang

Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)

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William 'Wee Willie' Davis

Strongman (uncredited)

Robert Tafur

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Archie Twitchell

Reporter

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Jacqueline Dalya

Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)

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Sammy Menacker

Strong Man

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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Madame Sul-Te-Wan

Young Family Servant (Uncredited)

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Ernest B. Schoedsack

Director

Creator

Ruth Rose

Screenplay

Merian C. Cooper

Story

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