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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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)
Director
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Screenplay
Ruth Rose
Tagline
"Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$1,800,000
Revenue
$1,950,000
Production
Argosy Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures
John Chard
June 22, 2015
Listen you guys, cut out the rough stuff or I'll feed you to the lions. Unfairly chastised in some quarters for being a kiddie friendly King Kong, Mighty Joe Young is as charming as an Autumnal day. Many of the team from King Kong reteam to make this film, and undoubtedly it's pretty much the same plotting only with a different resolution. However, the effects work is still magical, harking ...
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