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Mighty Joe Young (1949)

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Mighty Joe Young

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Director

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  • Ernest B. Schoedsack
    Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writers

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  • Ruth Rose
    Ruth Rose
    screenplay
  • Merian C. Cooper
    Merian C. Cooper
    from an original story by

Cast

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(in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
  • Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    Jill Young
  • Ben Johnson in Dillinger (1973)
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    Gregg
  • Robert Armstrong in Son of Kong (1933)
    Robert Armstrong
    Robert Armstrong
    Max O'Hara
  • Mr. Joseph Young in Mighty Joe Young (1949)
    Mr. Joseph Young
    Mr. Joseph Young
    Self
  • Dorothy Dare and Frank McHugh in Gold Diggers of 1935 (1935)
    Frank McHugh
    Frank McHugh
    Windy
  • Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    Douglas Fowley
    Jones
  • Denis Green
    Denis Green
    Crawford
  • Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Smith
  • Nestor Paiva in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    Brown
  • Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    Regis Toomey
    John Young
  • Lora Lee Michel
    Lora Lee Michel
    Lora Lee Michel
    Jill Young, as a Girl
  • James Flavin
    James Flavin
    James Flavin
    Schultz
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    Old Woman
    (unconfirmed)
  • Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    Gloria
    (uncredited)
  • Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    Diner Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Pat Barton
    Pat Barton
    Cigarette Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Ian Batchelor
    Ian Batchelor
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Sharon Bell
    Sharon Bell
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Luella Bickmore
    Luella Bickmore
    Nurse
    (uncredited)
  • Lennie Bluett
    Lennie Bluett
    Nightclub Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Eugene Borden
    Eugene Borden
    Costume Designer
    (uncredited)
  • James Burke
    James Burke
    James Burke
    Producer
    (uncredited)
  • Primo Carnera
    Primo Carnera
    Primo Carnera
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Kay Christopher
    Kay Christopher
    Kay Christopher
    Nurse
    (uncredited)
  • Cliff Clark
    Cliff Clark
    McManus - Police Guard Moran
    (uncredited)
  • Russ Clark
    Russ Clark
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    Chester Clute
    Doctor
    (uncredited)
  • Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    Joyce Compton
    Alice
    (uncredited)
  • Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Carol Coombs
    Carol Coombs
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    Orphanage Nurse
    (uncredited)
  • James Craven and Victor Sen Yung in Adventures of Superman (1952)
    James Craven
    James Craven
    1st Man at Bar
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Daly
    Tom Daly
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Jacqueline Dalya
    Jacqueline Dalya
    Jacqueline Dalya
    Nightclub Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Karl 'Killer' Davis
    Karl 'Killer' Davis
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • William 'Wee Willie' Davis
    William 'Wee Willie' Davis
    William 'Wee Willie' Davis
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Man Mountain Dean
    Man Mountain Dean
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Humphrey Bogart and Joe Devlin in King of the Underworld (1939)
    Joe Devlin
    Joe Devlin
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Dunn in The Midnight Patrol (1933)
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    1st Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
    Cowboy
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Ferrandini
    Tom Ferrandini
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Mary Field in Ministry of Fear (1944)
    Mary Field
    Mary Field
    O'Hara's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Fred Fisher
    Fred Fisher
    Fred Fisher
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Joel Fluellen
    Joel Fluellen
    Joel Fluellen
    Tall Native
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Flynn
    Charles Flynn
    Deputy Sheriff
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Fogel
    Charles Fogel
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Lee Tong Foo in Calcutta (1946)
    Lee Tong Foo
    Lee Tong Foo
    Chinese Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Byron Foulger in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    Mr. Jones
    (uncredited)
  • John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    John Gallaudet
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    Edward Gargan
    Bar Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Gargan
    Jack Gargan
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Rudy Germane
    Rudy Germane
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Herschel Graham
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Granger
    Dorothy Granger
    Dorothy Granger
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Marion Gray
    Marion Gray
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Duke Green
    Duke Green
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • June Hedin
    June Hedin
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
    Bryan 'Slim' Hightower
    Cowboy
    (uncredited)
  • George Hoagland in The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952)
    George Hoagland
    George Hoagland
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Shep Houghton
    Shep Houghton
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Carol Hughes
    Carol Hughes
    Carol Hughes
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Ray Hyke
    Ray Hyke
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Selmer Jackson in The Dark Past (1948)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    Judge
    (uncredited)
  • Jerry Jerome
    Jerry Jerome
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Johnson
    Robert Johnson
    Ali
    (uncredited)
  • Tor Johnson in The Black Sleep (1956)
    Tor Johnson
    Tor Johnson
    The Swedish Angel
    /Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Carey Jr. and Fred Kennedy in Rio Grande (1950)
    Fred Kennedy
    Fred Kennedy
    Cowboy
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Donald Kerr
    Donald Kerr
    Diner Proprietor
    (uncredited)
  • Marc Krah
    Marc Krah
    Marc Krah
    Desk Sergeant
    (uncredited)
  • Henry Kulky
    Henry Kulky
    Henry Kulky
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Mike Lally
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Lane in Petticoat Junction (1963)
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    Producer
    (uncredited)
  • Richard Lane
    Richard Lane
    Richard Lane
    City Attorney
    (uncredited)
  • Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    Deputy
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Locke Lorraine
    Robert Locke Lorraine
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    Wilbur Mack
    McTavish
    (uncredited)
  • Rory Mallinson
    Rory Mallinson
    Rory Mallinson
    3rd Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Gregory Marshall
    Gregory Marshall
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Maxey
    Paul Maxey
    Paul Maxey
    Bascomb
    (uncredited)
  • Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    Red
    (uncredited)
  • George McDonald in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    George McDonald
    George McDonald
    Boy
    (uncredited)
  • Frank McGrath in Wagon Train (1957)
    Frank McGrath
    Frank McGrath
    Cowboy
    (uncredited)
  • David McKim
    David McKim
    Soda Jerk
    (uncredited)
  • Russell Meeker
    Russell Meeker
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Hal Melone
    Hal Melone
    Bank Messenger
    (uncredited)
  • Sammy Menacker
    Sammy Menacker
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Harold Miller
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Peggy Miller
    Peggy Miller
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Hans Moebus in Dante (1960)
    Hans Moebus
    Hans Moebus
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Gloria Moore
    Gloria Moore
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Al Murphy
    Al Murphy
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    Anne Nagel
    Brunette at Bar
    (uncredited)
  • Norman Nesbitt
    Norman Nesbitt
    Police Announcer
    (uncredited)
  • William Newell in The Major and the Minor (1942)
    William Newell
    William Newell
    Man at Bar
    (uncredited)
  • Anne O'Neal
    Anne O'Neal
    Autograph Seeker
    (uncredited)
  • Phil Olafsson
    Phil Olafsson
    Swedish Angel
    (uncredited)
  • Garry Owen in Once Upon a Time (1944)
    Garry Owen
    Garry Owen
    2nd Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Netta Packer in Powder Town (1942)
    Netta Packer
    Netta Packer
    Autograph Seeker
    (uncredited)
  • Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Franklin Parker
    Franklin Parker
    Photographer
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Pennick
    Jack Pennick
    Jack Pennick
    Sam
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Perry in Celebrity (1928)
    Jack Perry
    Jack Perry
    Thug
    (uncredited)
  • Pamela Peyton
    Pamela Peyton
    Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Joe Ploski
    Joe Ploski
    Joe Ploski
    Bindlestiff
    (uncredited)
  • Ivan Rasputin
    Ivan Rasputin
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Allen Ray
    Allen Ray
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Joey Ray
    Joey Ray
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Lou Costello and Robin Raymond in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    Robin Raymond
    Robin Raymond
    Nightclub Dancer
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Regan
    Charles Regan
    4th Bartender
    (uncredited)
  • Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    City Attorney
    (uncredited)
  • Suzanne Ridgway in Calamity Jane (1953)
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Suzanne Ridgway
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Dick Ryan
    Dick Ryan
    Waiter
    (uncredited)
  • Irene Ryan in The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
    Irene Ryan
    Irene Ryan
    Southern Belle at Bar
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Brinegar, John Cason, Carolyn Craig, Duane Grey, Hugh O'Brian, Damian O'Flynn, Frank J. Scannell, and Howard Wendell in The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    Frank J. Scannell
    Frank J. Scannell
    Pierson
    (uncredited)
  • William Schallert
    William Schallert
    William Schallert
    Gas Station Attendant
    (uncredited)
  • Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Charles Sherlock
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Milton Shockley
    Milton Shockley
    Native
    (uncredited)
  • Edward C. Short
    Edward C. Short
    Ahmed
    (uncredited)
  • Carl Sklover
    Carl Sklover
    Carl Sklover
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    Tom Steele
    Cop
    (uncredited)
  • Sammy Stein in The Lost Patrol (1934)
    Sammy Stein
    Sammy Stein
    Strongman
    (uncredited)
  • Norman Stevans
    Norman Stevans
    Norman Stevans
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Clarence Straight
    Clarence Straight
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Harry Strang
    Harry Strang
    Harry Strang
    Cop with Tramp
    (uncredited)
  • Madame Sul-Te-Wan in In Old Chicago (1938)
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    Madame Sul-Te-Wan
    Kifa
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Tafur
    Robert Tafur
    Headwaiter
    (uncredited)
  • Archie Twitchell
    Archie Twitchell
    Archie Twitchell
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Dale Van Sickel in The Steel Whip (1954)
    Dale Van Sickel
    Dale Van Sickel
    Undetermined Role
    (uncredited)
  • Juan Varro
    Juan Varro
    Gigolo
    (uncredited)
  • Max Wagner in The Abbott and Costello Show (1952)
    Max Wagner
    Max Wagner
    Thug
    (uncredited)
  • Ray Walker in Magic Town (1947)
    Ray Walker
    Ray Walker
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Bill Wallace
    Bill Wallace
    Player
    (uncredited)
  • Luana Walters in Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)
    Luana Walters
    Luana Walters
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Billy Wayne in The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938)
    Billy Wayne
    Billy Wayne
    Stage Manager
    (uncredited)
  • Jane Weeks
    Jane Weeks
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Max Willenz
    Max Willenz
    Sketch Artist
    (uncredited)
  • Norman Willis
    Norman Willis
    Norman Willis
    Nightclub Patron
    (uncredited)
  • Bud Wolfe in Land of the Outlaws (1944)
    Bud Wolfe
    Bud Wolfe
    Deputy
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Merian C. Cooper
    Merian C. Cooper
    producer (uncredited)
  • John Ford
    John Ford
    executive producer (uncredited)

Composer

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  • Roy Webb
    Roy Webb
    composer (musical score)

Cinematographer

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  • J. Roy Hunt
    J. Roy Hunt
    director of photography

Editor

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  • Ted Cheesman
    Ted Cheesman

Art Director

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  • James Basevi
    James Basevi

Costume Designer

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  • Adele Balkan
    Adele Balkan
    costume designer (costumes)

Makeup Department

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  • Mel Berns
    Mel Berns
    makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Manager

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  • Lloyd Richards
    Lloyd Richards
    unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Sam Ruman
    Sam Ruman
    assistant director (as Samuel Ruman)
  • John Ford
    John Ford
    second unit director (uncredited)
  • David Sharpe
    David Sharpe
    second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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  • James Altwies
    James Altwies
    set dresser (as George Altwils)
  • Howard Richmond
    Howard Richmond
    assistant art director

Sound Department

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  • John L. Cass
    John L. Cass
    sound
  • Walter Elliott
    Walter Elliott
    sound editor
  • Clem Portman
    Clem Portman
    sound

Special Effects

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  • Marcel Delgado
    Marcel Delgado
    technical staff
  • Fitch Fulton
    Fitch Fulton
    technical staff
  • Ray Harryhausen
    Ray Harryhausen
    first technician
  • George Lofgren
    George Lofgren
    technical staff
  • Willis H. O'Brien
    Willis H. O'Brien
    technical creator (as Willis O'Brien)
  • Pete Peterson
    Pete Peterson
    second technician (as Peter Peterson)

Visual Effects

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  • Linwood G. Dunn
    Linwood G. Dunn
    optical photography (as Linwood Dunn)
  • Harold E. Stine
    Harold E. Stine
    photographic effects (as Harold Stine)
  • Bert Willis
    Bert Willis
    photographic effects
  • Harry Cunningham
    Harry Cunningham
    model armature construction (uncredited)
  • Ray Harryhausen
    Ray Harryhausen
    technician (uncredited)
  • Louis Lichtenfield
    Louis Lichtenfield
    matte painter (uncredited)
  • Jack Shaw
    Jack Shaw
    matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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  • Rod Amateau
    Rod Amateau
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Richard Farnsworth
    Richard Farnsworth
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Joe Gray
    Joe Gray
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Fred Kennedy
    Fred Kennedy
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Carey Loftin
    Carey Loftin
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Ted Mapes
    Ted Mapes
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Kermit Maynard
    Kermit Maynard
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Eddie Parker
    Eddie Parker
    stunts (uncredited)
  • David Sharpe
    David Sharpe
    stunts (uncredited)
  • Paul Stader
    Paul Stader
    stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Louie Anderson
    Louie Anderson
    grip (uncredited)
  • Emmett Bergholz
    Emmett Bergholz
    camera operator (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • C. Bakaleinikoff
    C. Bakaleinikoff
    musical director
  • Gil Grau
    Gil Grau
    orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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  • Merian C. Cooper
    Merian C. Cooper
    presenter
  • John Ford
    John Ford
    presenter
  • Jack Lannan
    Jack Lannan
    production effects (as Jack Lannon)
  • Alfred Argus
    Alfred Argus
    french voice dubbing: Jack Pennick (uncredited)
  • Jacques Beauchey
    Jacques Beauchey
    french voice dubbing: Denis Green (uncredited)
  • Maurice Dorléac
    Maurice Dorléac
    french voice dubbing: Regis Toomey (uncredited)
  • Arnoldo Foà
    Arnoldo Foà
    italian voice dubbing: Regis Toomey (uncredited)
  • Gérard Férat
    Gérard Férat
    french voice dubbing: (uncredited)
  • Michele Malaspina
    Michele Malaspina
    italian voice dubbing: Robert Armstrong (uncredited)
  • Albert Montigny
    Albert Montigny
    french voice dubbing: (uncredited)

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