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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!

13 July 1949 · 1h 34mAdventureFantasyDramaAction

★ 6.4 / 10 · 126 votes on TMDB

Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack

What it's about

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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Cast

  • Terry Moore

    Terry Moore

    Jill Young

  • Ben Johnson

    Ben Johnson

    Gregg Johnson

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Max O'Hara

  • Frank McHugh

    Frank McHugh

    Windy

  • Douglas Fowley

    Douglas Fowley

    Jones

  • Denis Greene

    Denis Greene

    Crawford

  • Paul Guilfoyle

    Paul Guilfoyle

    Smith

  • Nestor Paiva

    Nestor Paiva

    Brown

  • Regis Toomey

    Regis Toomey

    John Young

  • Lora Lee Michel

    Lora Lee Michel

    Jill (as a child)

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