Mighty Joe Young

(Mighty Joe Young)

Basics

A film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack
1949 | 94 minutes | Black & White | Mono | 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

In  Africa,  the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and
raises the animal.  Twelve  years  later,  the  talkative  and  persuasive
promoter  Max  O'Hara organizes a safari to Africa with the Oklahoma
cowboy Gregg to bring attractions to his new night-club in  Hollywood.
They  capture  several  lions  and  out  of blue, they see a huge gorilla
nearby their camping and they try to capture the animal. However, the
teenager Jill Young stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla.  Max seduces  Jill  with  a  fancy  life  in Hollywood and she signs a contract with him  where  the  gorilla  Joseph  'Joe'  Young  would  be  the  lead attraction. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to Joe and she  asks Max to return to Africa. However he persuades her to stay a little longer in the show business. But when three alcoholic  costumers give  booze  to  Joe,  the gorilla destroys the spot and is sentenced by the justice to be sacrificed. Will Jill, Gregg and Max succeed in saving Joe?

Main Cast

Terry Moore
Ben Johnson
Robert Armstrong
Mr. Joseph Young
Frank McHugh
Douglas Fowley
Denis Green
Paul Guilfoyle
Nestor Paiva
Regis Toomey
Lora Lee Michel
James Flavin
Mary Gordon
Jill Young
Gregg
Max O'Hara
Himself
Windy
Jones
Crawford
Smith
Brown
John Young
Jill Young, as a Girl
Schultz
Old Woman (unconfirmed)

Production Companies

Argosy Pictures
ARKO

Distributors

RKO Radio Pictures (USA)

Release Dates

🇺🇸 January 09, 1950

Also Known As

Mr. Joseph Young of Africa (UND)
Mr. Joesph Young of Africa (US)

Box-Office

Budget
$1,800,000