El gran gorila (1949)
En un viaje a África, un empresario del mundo del espectáculo descubre un enorme gorila de diez pies de altura, junto al que vive una hermosa joven que lo tiene de mascota. El empresario le convence para que vayan a Hollywood y allí presenta al gorila como "Míster Joseph Young de África". Obtiene un gran éxito como atracción de un club nocturno, pero algunos espectadores desaprensivos emborrachan al gorila, lo que da lugar a una serie de conflictos.
Directora:
Ernest B. Schoedsack
Escritor:
Ruth Rose
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Terry Moore as Jill Young |
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Ben Johnson as Gregg Johnson |
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Robert Armstrong as Max O'Hara |
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Frank McHugh as Windy |
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Douglas Fowley as Jones |
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Denis Greene as Crawford |
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Paul Guilfoyle as Smith |
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Nestor Paiva as Brown |
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Regis Toomey as John Young |
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Lora Lee Michel as Jill (as a child) |
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James Flavin as Schultz |
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Mary Field as Secretary (uncredited) |
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Ellen Corby as Orphanage matron (uncredited) |
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Bess Flowers as Nightclub patron (uncredited) |
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Iris Adrian as Gloria (uncredited) |
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Jack Pennick as Sam (uncredited) |
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Joyce Compton as Alice (uncredited) |
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Byron Foulger as Jones (uncredited) |
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Addison Richards as Attorney (uncredited) |
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Henry Kulky as Strong Man (uncredited) |
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Dwayne Hickman as Boy (uncredited) |
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Richard Farnsworth as Cowboy (uncredited) |
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Charles Lane as Producer (uncredited) |
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Kermit Maynard as Red (uncredited) |
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Irene Ryan as Southern Belle at the Bar (uncredited) |
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William Schallert as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) |
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Fay Wray as Woman's Scream (uncredited) |
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Ivan Rasputin as Strongman (uncredited) |
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Harry Strang as Policeman with Tramp (uncredited) |
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William 'Wee Willie' Davis as Strongman (uncredited) |
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Robert Tafur as Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Archie Twitchell as Reporter |
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Jacqueline Dalya as Nightclub Dancer (uncredited) |
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Sammy Menacker as Strong Man |
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Herschel Graham as Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
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Madame Sul-Te-Wan as Young Family Servant (Uncredited) |
| Writing | Ruth Rose | Screenplay |
| Writing | Merian C. Cooper | Story |
| Directing | Ernest B. Schoedsack | Director |
| Production | John Ford | Executive Producer |
| Camera | J. Roy Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Merian C. Cooper | Producer |
| Editing | Ted Cheesman | Editor |
| Sound | Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | Ray Harryhausen | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mel Berns | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John L. Cass | Sound |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Sound | Walter Elliott | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Clem Portman | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Adele Balkan | Costume Design |
| Art | Howard Richmond | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | James Basevi | Art Direction |
| Visual Effects | Linwood G. Dunn | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Willis H. O'Brien | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Bert Willis | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Harold E. Stine | Visual Effects |