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Mighty Joe Young (1949)
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Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. Twelve years later, when the gorilla is fully grown... See full summary » Director:Ernest B. Schoedsack |
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Gregg
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Max O'Hara
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Crawford
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Smith
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Brown
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Regis Toomey | ... |
John Young
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James Flavin | ... |
Schultz
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Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. Twelve years later, when the gorilla is fully grown, Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara travels to Tanzania, Africa, and convinces Jill to bring her extraordinarily large gorilla, Joe, back to America. While in Hollywood, Joe is used in a stage production and is exploited to no end. It doesn't take long until Joe is sick of being mistreated and he escapes to run loose in civilization. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>
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Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual! See more »Parents Guide:
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Mr. Joseph Young of Africa See more »Company Credits
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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A sequel called "Joe Meets Tarzan" was planned in 1950 and would have had Mighty Joe Young team up with Tarzan, played by Lex Barker, who had just filmed Tarzan and the Slave Girl. The film was canceled due to the disappointing box office of "Mighty Joe Young". See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Joe makes his first appearance, and starts poking around the wagons containing the lions, watch the background carefully. Immediately to the left of Joe, between him and the far left wagon is a large bush. Just after Joe shoves the wagon the first time a light suddenly shines on the bush (presumably someone had repositioned a spotlight between shots) and from that point on you can see the reflection of Joe and the wagon reflected in what appears to be an unpainted area of the glass painting behind him. See more »Crazy Credits
Good Bye from Joe Young. See more »
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