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Mighty Joe Young
1949
Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. When the gorilla is full grown, Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara travels to Africa and convinces Jill to bring the the gorilla, Joe, back to America. When in Hollywood, Joe is used in a stage production and is exploited to no end. It doesn't take long until Joe is .. Read more
| Starring | Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh |
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| Director | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
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Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. When the gorilla is full grown, Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara travels to Africa and convinces Jill to bring the the gorilla, Joe, back to America. When 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.
| Starring | Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley |
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| Director | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Studio | DB MUSIC SALES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1949 To Rent: DVD: 11 Oct 2010 |
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King Kong for kids, with the great ape shorn of myth, tamely housebroken, and even required to be the hero of an... read more on Time Out
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Classic stop-go animation
With stop-go animation courtesy of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen, this original version is far superior to the 1998 remake. Featuring a storyline ... read more »
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Scientifically Unsound
This is a 1949 take on the 'King Kong' scenario, fast-moving and entertaining, but lacking a dimension because the ape is given little dignity, becoming... read more »
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Classic stop-go animation
With stop-go animation courtesy of Willis O'Brien and Ray Harryhausen, this original version is far superior to the 1998 remake. Featuring a storyline ... read more »
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Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. When the gorilla is full grown, Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara travels to Africa and convinces Jill to bring the the gorilla, Joe, back to America. When in Hollywood, Joe is used in a stage production and is exploited to no end. It ...
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