Mighty Joe Young

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Mighty Joe Young

film by Schoedsack [1949]

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Ernest B. Schoedsack
Later films: The Last Days of Pompeii, Dr. Cyclops, and Mighty Joe Young
…one more film, the benign Mighty Joe Young (1949)—a cousin, of sorts, to King Kong about a large (but not enormous) gorilla taken from Africa to the United States that was coproduced by Cooper from his own story, with a screenplay by Rose, a supporting role by Armstrong, and Oscar-winning…
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…one more film, the benign Mighty Joe Young (1949)—a cousin, of sorts, to King Kong about a large (but not enormous) gorilla taken from Africa to the United States that was coproduced by Cooper from his own story, with a screenplay by Rose, a supporting role by Armstrong, and Oscar-winning…
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Ray Harryhausen
…by O’Brien to help on Mighty Joe Young (1949), an adventure drama featuring an enormous ape, in the style of King Kong. The film, for which Harryhausen did much of the animation, received an Academy Award for special effects. Harryhausen’s work on The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), which was…
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…by O’Brien to help on Mighty Joe Young (1949), an adventure drama featuring an enormous ape, in the style of King Kong. The film, for which Harryhausen did much of the animation, received an Academy Award for special effects. Harryhausen’s work on The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), which was…
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