Mighty Joe Young (1949)
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Terry Moore
as Jill Young
as Jill Young
Ben Johnson
as Gregg Johnson
as Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
as Max O'Hara
as Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
as Windy
as Windy
Douglas Fowley
as Jones
as Jones
Denis Greene
as Crawford
as Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
as Smith
as Smith
Nestor Paiva
as Brown
as Brown
Regis Toomey
as John Young
as John Young
Lora Lee Michel
as Jill (as a child)
as Jill (as a child)
James Flavin
as Schultz
as Schultz
Mary Field
as Secretary (uncredited)
as Secretary (uncredited)
Ellen Corby
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
as Orphanage matron (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub patron (uncredited)
Iris Adrian
as Gloria (uncredited)
as Gloria (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
as Sam (uncredited)
as Sam (uncredited)
Joyce Compton
as Alice (uncredited)
as Alice (uncredited)
Byron Foulger
as Jones (uncredited)
as Jones (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Attorney (uncredited)
as Attorney (uncredited)
Henry Kulky
as Strong Man (uncredited)
as Strong Man (uncredited)
Dwayne Hickman
as Boy (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth
as Cowboy (uncredited)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Charles Lane
as Producer (uncredited)
as Producer (uncredited)
Kermit Maynard
as Red (uncredited)
as Red (uncredited)
Irene Ryan
as Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)
as Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited)
William Schallert
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Fay Wray
as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
as Woman's Scream (uncredited)
Ivan Rasputin
as Strongman (uncredited)
as Strongman (uncredited)
Harry Strang
as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited)
William 'Wee Willie' Davis
as Strongman (uncredited)
as Strongman (uncredited)
Robert Tafur
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Archie Twitchell
as Reporter
as Reporter
Jacqueline Dalya
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Sammy Menacker
as Strong Man
as Strong Man
Herschel Graham
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
as Young Family Servant (Uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Ruth Rose
Screenplay
Screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
Story
Story
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Director
Director
John Ford
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
J. Roy Hunt
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Merian C. Cooper
Producer
Producer
Ted Cheesman
Editor
Editor
Roy Webb
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Ray Harryhausen
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Mel Berns
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
John L. Cass
Sound
Sound
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Music Director
Walter Elliott
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Clem Portman
Sound
Sound
Adele Balkan
Costume Design
Costume Design
Howard Richmond
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Art Director
James Basevi
Art Direction
Art Direction
Linwood G. Dunn
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Willis H. O'Brien
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Bert Willis
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Harold E. Stine
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
