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Mighty Joe Young
Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
6.4(128)19491h 34m
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
- Created by
- John Ford
- Writers
- Merian C. Cooper,Ruth Rose
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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)
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Crew
Directing
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
Writing
- Merian C. CooperStory
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
Production
- Merian C. CooperProducer
- John FordExecutive Producer
Camera
- J. Roy HuntDirector of Photography
Editing
- Ted CheesmanEditor
Sound
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- John L. CassSound
- C. BakaleinikoffMusic Director
- Walter ElliottSound Editor
- Clem PortmanSound
Art
- Howard RichmondAssistant Art Director
- James BaseviArt Direction
Costume & Make-Up
- Mel BernsMakeup Artist
- Adele BalkanCostume Design
Visual Effects
- Ray HarryhausenVisual Effects
- Linwood G. DunnVisual Effects
- Harold E. StineVisual Effects
- Willis H. O'BrienVisual Effects
- Bert WillisVisual Effects