Mighty Joe Young

Directed by

Ernest B. Schoedsack

Writing credits

Merian C. Cooper (story)

Ruth Rose (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification

Terry Moore .... Jill Young

Ben Johnson .... Gregg

Robert Armstrong .... Max O'Hara

Frank McHugh .... Windy

Douglas Fowley .... Jones

Denis Green .... Crawford

Paul Guilfoyle .... Smith

Nestor Paiva .... Brown

Regis Toomey .... John Young

Lora Lee Michel .... Jill Young, as a Girl

James Flavin .... Schultz

rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Iris Adrian .... Woman (unconfirmed)

Mary Gordon .... Old Woman (unconfirmed)

Bobby Barber .... Diner Customer (uncredited)

Ian Batchelor .... Strongman (uncredited)

Primo Carnera .... Strongman (uncredited)

Cliff Clark .... Police Guard Moran (uncredited)

Joyce Compton .... Bit Part (uncredited)

Frank Conroy .... Reporter (uncredited)

Ellen Corby .... Ophanage Woman (uncredited)

James Craven .... First Man at Bar (uncredited)

Karl 'Killer' Davis .... Strongman (uncredited)

William 'Wee Willie' Davis .... Strongman (uncredited)

Man Mountain Dean .... Himself (uncredited)

Joe Devlin .... Reporter (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn .... First Bartender (uncredited)

Mary Field .... O'Hara's Secretary (uncredited)

Bess Flowers .... Nightclub Patron behind Drunks (uncredited)

Lee Tung Foo .... Waiter (uncredited)

Edward Gargan .... Guy at the bar (uncredited)

Selmer Jackson .... Judge (uncredited)

Donald Kerr .... Diner Proprietor (uncredited)

Henry Kulky .... Strongman (uncredited)

Charles Lane .... Guy at the bar (uncredited)

Richard Lane .... Attorney (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard .... Cowboy (uncredited)

Sammy Menacker .... Strongman (uncredited)

Anne Nagel .... Brunette at Bar (uncredited)

William Newell .... Man at Bar (uncredited)

Phil Olafsson .... Swedish Angel (uncredited)

Garry Owen .... Second Bartender (uncredited)

Jack Pennick .... Truck driver (uncredited)

Ivan Rasputin .... Strongman (uncredited)

Addison Richards .... Man (uncredited)

Irene Ryan .... Girl at the bar (uncredited)

William Schallert .... Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Sherlock .... Policeman (uncredited)

Sammy Stein .... Strongman (uncredited)

Harry Strang .... Policeman With Tramp (uncredited)

Archie Twitchell .... Reporter (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel .... (uncredited)

Ray Walker .... Reporter (uncredited)

Max Willenz .... Sketch artist (uncredited)

Norman Willis .... Man with Mustache at Bar (uncredited)

Produced by

Merian C. Cooper .... producer

John Ford .... executive producer

Original Music by

Roy Webb

Non-Original Music by

Stephen Foster (song "Beautiful Dreamer") (uncredited)

Cinematography by

J. Roy Hunt

Film Editing by

Ted Cheesman

Production Design by

James Basevi

Costume Design by

Adele Balkan

Production Management

Lloyd Richards .... production manager

Lloyd Richards .... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

John Ford .... second unit director

Sam Ruman .... assistant director

Art Department

George Altwils .... set dresser

Howard Richmond .... assistant art director

Sound Department

John L. Cass .... sound

Walter Elliott .... sound editor

Clem Portman .... sound

Special Effects by

Fitch Fulton .... technical staff

Ray Harryhausen .... first technician

George Lofgren .... technical staff

Willis H. O'Brien .... technical creator (as Willis O'Brien)

Pete Peterson .... second technician

Bert Willis .... photographic effects

Marcel Delgado .... technical staff: miniatures (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Linwood G. Dunn .... optical effects (as Linwood Dunn)

Linwood G. Dunn .... optical photography (as Linwood Dunn)

Harold E. Stine .... photographic effects (as Harold Stine)

Herb Willis .... photographic effects

Jack Shaw .... matte artist (uncredited)

Stunts

Richard Farnsworth .... stunts (uncredited)

Fred Kennedy .... stunts (uncredited)

Kermit Maynard .... stunts (uncredited)

David Sharpe .... stunts (uncredited)

Paul Stader .... stunts (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)

Other crew

C. Bakaleinikoff .... musical director

Emmett Bergholtz .... camera operator

Jack Lannon .... production effects

Louie Anderson .... grip (uncredited)

(from IMDb)