Synopsis
A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic61/100
125 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernest B. SchoedsackDirector
- Ruth RoseScreenplay
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Terry MooreJill Young
- Ben JohnsonGregg Johnson
- Robert ArmstrongMax O'Hara
- Frank McHughWindy
- Douglas FowleyJones
- Denis GreeneCrawford
- Paul GuilfoyleSmith
- Nestor PaivaBrown
- Regis ToomeyJohn Young
- Lora Lee MichelJill (as a child)
- James FlavinSchultz
- Mary FieldSecretary (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
africagorillawrestlerdecoyblack and whiteapeexotic petteam ropinggiant apeking kong