Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)

Mighty Joe Young is a 1949 film about a young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant who brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune in order to save her family's ranch.
 * ''Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack. Written by Ruth Rose.

Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual! (taglines)

Dialogue

 * Max O'Hara: We're goin' to Africa- we're gonna lassoo lions.
 * Windy: But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!
 * Windy: [Dramatically] But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!


 * Jill Young: [after O'Hara and Crawford have fled] Aren't you afraid of Joe?
 * Gregg Johnson: I sure am, but I don't want him to know it.

Taglines

 * Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual!
 * Ten Terrific Thrills!
 * You See It All Happen!
 * Striking! Startling! Staggering!

Cast

 * Terry Moore — Jill Young
 * Ben Johnson — Gregg
 * Robert Armstrong — Max O'Hara
 * Frank McHugh — Windy
 * Douglas Fowley — Jones
 * Denis Green — Crawford
 * Paul Guilfoyle — Smith
 * Nestor Paiva — Brown
 * Regis Toomey — John Young