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.
Mighty Joe Young is of 1 hour(s) and 34 minute(s). It is Produced By: Argosy Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It was released on 1949-07-27. It has the tagline: Merian Cooper's amazing adventure in the unusual! It has an average vote of 6.346 on TMDB.
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