Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
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.
Directed byErnest B. Schoedsack
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- July 13, 1949
- Budget
- $1,800,000
- Revenue
- $1,950,000
Argosy PicturesWatch the
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Featuring
Cast & crew
Terry Moore
Jill Young
Ben Johnson
Gregg Johnson
Robert Armstrong
Max O'Hara
Frank McHugh
Windy
Douglas Fowley
Jones
Denis Greene
Crawford
Paul Guilfoyle
Smith
Nestor Paiva
Brown
Regis Toomey
John Young
Lora Lee Michel
Jill (as a child)
- Directed by
- Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Written by
- Ruth Rose
Merian C. Cooper
- Produced by
- Merian C. Cooper
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