Mighty Joe Young - Trailer

16mm Film - Mighty Joe Young - Trailer - USA 1949

Directed by: Ernest B. Schoedsack

Written by: Merian C. Cooper and Ruth Rose

Cinematography by: J. Roy Hunt

Music by: Roy Webb

Animation by: Ray Harryhausen

Starring: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley, Denis Green, Paul Guilfoyle, Nestor Paiva, Regis Toomey, Lora Lee Michel et al.

Mighty Joe Young ("Panik um King Kong") is a 1949 American black and white fantasy film produced by the same creative team responsible for King Kong (1933). The film was directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and stars Robert Armstrong (who appears in both films), Terry Moore, and Ben Johnson in his first credited screen role. Animation effects were handled by Ray Harryhausen. Mighty Joe Young tells the story of a young woman, Jill Young, living on her father's ranch in Africa, who has raised the title character, a large gorilla, from an infant and years later brings him to Hollywood seeking her fortune in order to save the family homestead.

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  1. YouTube channel: The Art of Film on 16mm · video ↗ — title, description, video
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