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A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.A young woman who has raised a giant gorilla from an infant brings him to Hollywood years later seeking her fortune.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Mary Gordon
- Old Woman
- (unconfirmed)
Iris Adrian
- Gloria
- (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
- Diner Patron
- (uncredited)
Pat Barton
- Cigarette Girl
- (uncredited)
Ian Batchelor
- Strongman
- (uncredited)
Sharon Bell
- Girl
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaSecond-unit director David Sharpe recalled an incident that happened on the nightclub set: "We were shooting some action stuff . . . which featured lions, tigers, elephants, and apes in cages around the table area. We had trained lions to run from one side of the set to the other. One of them broke loose, jumped onto the top of his cage and grabbed the trainer by the throat. I was in the camera cage. I pushed the iron door open, raced across the set and punched the lion in the face. I guess I shocked him so badly he let go, turned tail and ran into his cage."
- GoofsJoe's size varies immensely throughout film.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits cast list: "AND Mr. Joseph Young As Himself"
- Alternate versionsAlso available in a computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsEdited into Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
Featured review
Worthy Follow-Up to King Kong!
A wonderfully entertaining slant on "King Kong" by Kong's creators, Cooper and Schoedsack (along with John Ford). Much better than Kong's 1934 sequel, "Son of Kong", which was hurriedly made. The creators put a lot of thought and effort into this worthy follow-up and it shows. More superb special effects from Willis O'Brien as technical director, featuring the budding talents of protege, Ray Harryhausen.
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- Sep 29, 1999
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- Also known as
- Mr. Joesph Young of Africa
- Filming locations
- Thousand Oaks, California, USA(nightclub sequence with lions)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $1,800,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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