Mighty Joe Young (1949) | |
| Director(s) | Ernest B. Schoedsack |
| Producer(s) | Merian C. Cooper, John Ford (executive) |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
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Mighty Joe Young (1949) was a Adventure - Fantasy Film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack and produced by John Ford and Merian C. Cooper.
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Mighty Joe Young (1949, Ernest B. Schoedsack)
on Apr 13, 2020 From The Stop ButtonFrom the first scene, Mighty Joe Young is concerning. There?s a nice establishing shot of an Africa plantation, with some great matte work, then little White girl on the plantation Lora Lee Michel sees a couple African men passing with a basket. She wants what?s in the basket, so there?s a nice leng... Read full article
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
By Beatrice on Jun 2, 2015 From Flickers in TimeMighty Joe Young Directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack Written by Ruth Rose from an original story by Merian C. Cooper 1949/USA Argosy Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Sometimes it is good?just to sit there like a little kid and marvel at?some awesome special effects. ?This is a particularly go... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1949)
By Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2014 From Virtual ViragoKing Kong (1933) gave rise to a whole host of subsequent gorilla movies, beginning with The Son of Kong (1933), but Mighty Joe Young (1949) merits special attention because it marks the feature film debut of one of the greatest innovators in special effects history, Ray Harryhausen, who worked on th... Read full article
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Quotes from Mighty Joe Young
Windy: But Maxie, you can buy all the lions you want in California!
Windy: [Dramatically] But don't you understand? I'm going to be in terrible danger - in darkest Africa!
Agent: Maxie, I can get you a great act; it can work on a raft.
Max O'Hara: What?
Agent: Monkeys!
Max O'Hara: Aw, nix, cut it out, will ya'?
Windy: Who do you think's gonna get the worst of this - Maxie, or Africa?
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Facts about Mighty Joe Young
The strongmen who appeared in the "tug-of-war" scene with Joe were all professional wrestlers. They were: Sammy Stein, Slammin' Sammy Meneker, Max the Iron Man, Bomber Henry Kulky, Killer Karl Davis, Rasputin the Mad Russian, Wee Willie Davis, Man Mountain Dean, The Swedish Angel, and Primo Carnera. Carnera had briefly been the World Heavywight Boxing Champion. Dean, Kulky, and Davis also had careers in movies and TV.
Even though the language spoken by the natives at the beginning is generally thought to be Swahili, screenwriter Ruth Rose just made it up. However, the censorship board still required her to produce a translation so they could be assured there was no offensive "language" in the film. She had had to do the same for the native speeches in King Kong sixteen years earlier.
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