Mighty Joe Young
“Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!”
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
36 people
Terry Moore
Jill Young
Known for
Daddy Long Legs
Peyton Place
Ben Johnson
Gregg Johnson
Known for
Bonanza: The Return
Terror Train
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Known for
King Kong
The Most Dangerous Game
Frank McHugh
Windy
Known for
Going My Way
The Roaring Twenties
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Known for
Singin' in the Rain
From Noon Till Three
Denis Greene
Crawford
Known for
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Known for
Apache
Remember the Night
Nestor Paiva
Brown
Known for
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Tarantula
Regis Toomey
John Young
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
Lora Lee Michel
Jill (as a child)
Also in
Tokyo Joe
Between Midnight and Dawn
James Flavin
Schultz
Known for
King Kong
In Cold Blood
Mary Field
Secretary (uncredited)
Known for
Song of the South
The Three Faces of Eve
Ernest B. Schoedsack Director · Ruth Rose Screenplay Merian C. Cooper Story
Worldwide gross $2M · Budget $1.8M · United States release July 13, 1949
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$1,950,000
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
Argosy Pictures
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
Working title
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Swahili
Release dates
United States · July 13, 1949
Theatrical
United States · May 3, 1999
Physical · Turner Home Ent. #6032 [VHS] 94 minutes
Argentina
February 14, 1952 · Theatrical
Australia
January 5, 1950 · Theatrical
Belgium
February 10, 1950 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 23, 1949 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 16, 1950 · Theatrical
Finland
January 20, 1950 · Theatrical
France
January 11, 1950 · Theatrical
Germany
September 1, 1950 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
December 31, 1949 · Theatrical
Japan
January 12, 1952 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 21, 1950 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
November 8, 1949 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 29, 1949 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 9, 1950 · Theatrical
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