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Mighty Joe Young (1949)  link to Mighty Joe Young on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 3468

poster Mighty Joe Young

IMDb Rating:
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7.0/10 (4327 votes)

Country: USA, 84 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy

Director(s): Ernest B. Schoedsack

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
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?

Tagline:

Cast:

photo Terry Moore Terry Moore Jill Young
photo Ben Johnson Ben Johnson Gregg
photo Robert Armstrong Robert Armstrong Max O'Hara
photo Mr. Joseph Young Mr. Joseph Young Himself
photo Frank McHugh Frank McHugh Windy

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3