Mighty Joe Young
63.46 %|Jul 27, 1949|Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Action, Science Fiction
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.
Featured Crew
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
Merian C. Cooper
Story
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
John Ford
Executive Producer
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Ted Cheesman
Editor
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
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)
Henry Kulky
Strong Man (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)
Ivan Rasputin
Strongman (uncredited)
Harry Strang
Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
Strongman (uncredited)
Robert Tafur
Headwaiter (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
Reporter
Jacqueline Dalya
Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Sammy Menacker
Strong Man