Directed by:
Ernest B. SchoedsackCinematography:
J. Roy HuntComposer:
Roy WebbCast:
Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva, Regis Toomey, Ellen Corby, Dwayne Hickman, Ray Walker (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
A slick nightclub owner (Robert Armstrong) discovers the giant ape frolicking in Africa as the beloved pet of a young girl (Terry Moore). He brings both to Hollywood as a floor-show sensation, until some no-goods ply Joe with booze and the blitzed behemoth goes bonkers. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Terry Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159930_d0eed6.jpg)
Terry Moore
USA
Best movies:
Gaslight (1944)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
![Ben Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/557/162557761_94fe74.jpg)
Ben Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Robert Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496883_f76bac.jpg)
Robert Armstrong
USA
Best movies:
King Kong (1933)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
![Frank McHugh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533950_28f4b0.jpg)
Frank McHugh
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
The Front Page (1931)
![Douglas Fowley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634490_8c6e44.jpg)
Douglas Fowley
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
![Paul Guilfoyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/759/160759989_c1ed2a.jpg)
Paul Guilfoyle
USA
Best movies:
White Heat (1949)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
![Nestor Paiva](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/112/160112212_f4c387.jpg)
Nestor Paiva
USA
Best movies:
The Song of Bernadette (1943)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Midnight (1939)
![Regis Toomey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/587/162587337_59d49f.jpg)
Regis Toomey
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Ellen Corby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505194_0e3db9.jpg)
Ellen Corby
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
Sabrina (1954)
![Dwayne Hickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496937_e22b59.jpg)
Dwayne Hickman
USA
Best movies:
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Cat Ballou (1965)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
![Ray Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/111/158111739_439ddc.jpg)
Ray Walker
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
It Started with Eve (1941)
![Kermit Maynard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/948/159948618_d2f877.jpg)
Kermit Maynard
USA
Best movies:
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Giant (1956)
The Rainmaker (1956)
![William Schallert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/429/158429151_3dca43.gif)
William Schallert
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
![Joyce Compton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/477/158477133_758ea5.jpg)
Joyce Compton
USA
Best movies:
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
![Bess Flowers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619287_5a558a.jpg)
Bess Flowers
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rear Window (1954)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
![Byron Foulger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000086_3c7dff.jpg)
Byron Foulger
USA
Best movies:
Song of Love (1947)
Edison, the Man (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Addison Richards](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000166_d1af93.jpg)
Addison Richards
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
![James Flavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000167_c82328.jpg)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
![Tom Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162538_adf582.jpg)
Tom Kennedy
USA
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Monkey Business (1931)
Pack Up Your Troubles (1932)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)