Mighty Joe Young
July 27, 1949
94 minutes
6.4
AdventureFantasyDramaAction

Mighty Joe Young

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.

Trailer
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)
Herschel Graham
(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
(Young Family Servant (Uncredited))