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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Mighty Joe Young

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12

1h 34m

Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction

July 27th, 1949

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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

Terry Moore
Jill Young
Ben Johnson
Gregg
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Mr. Joseph Young
Self
Frank McHugh
Windy
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Denis Green
Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Nestor Paiva
Brown
Regis Toomey
John Young
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Directors

Ernest B. Schoedsack
Full cast & crew

Producers

Merian C. Cooper
producer
(uncredited)
John Ford
executive producer
(uncredited)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Ruth Rose
screenplay
Merian C. Cooper
from an original story by
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Taglines

Ten Terrific Thrills !
You See It All Happen !
Striking! Startling! Staggering!
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Keywords

lifting someone into the air
child in peril
chase
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English
Swahili (macrolanguage)

Release Dates

February 14th, 1952 (Argentina)
September 23rd, 1949 (Brazil)
November 16th, 1950 (Denmark)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Mr. Joseph Young of Africa (Serbian title)
Mighty Joe Young (original title)
El gran gorila (Argentina)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA (studio)
Thousand Oaks, California, USA (nightclub sequence with lions)

Running Times

94 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.37 : 1

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures
Argosy Pictures (as An ARKO Production)

Distribution Companies

RKO Radio Pictures Argentina (Argentina)
RKO Pictures (Australasia) (Australia)
RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (Canada)
All Distribution Companies

Other Companies

RCA Sound System (sound recording system)
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (United States of America) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of) (as I.A.T.S.E.)

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