The Hollywood Studio Collection
From Hollywood's golden age of making movies, we are proud to bring a selection of classic films to DVD for the very first time. So sit back, relax and enjoy your favourite stars of the silver screen with the Hollywood Studio Collection.
Mighty Joe Young
Jill Young (Terry Moore) has brought up Joe, her pet gorilla, since she was a child in Tanzania, Africa, but when the gorilla becomes fully grown its strength is incredible. Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) convinces Jill to bring her extraordinary gorilla back to America to star in his nightclub floorshow with Jill as the Jungle Queen commanding the Mighty Joe Young. The opening night is a resounding success, but as Joe becomes more exploited, the novelty soon wears off for the caged animal and his loving owner. As Joe rests in his basement cage, a group of drunks torment him with alcohol and cigarettes until Joe bursts from his shackles and goes on a destructive rampage...
Won an Oscar for special effects in 1950.
STRIKING! STARTLING! STAGGERING! YOU SEE IT ALL HAPPEN!
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Starring: Terry Moore, Ben Johnson, Robert Armstrong, Frank McHugh, Douglas Fowley and Denis Green.
Screenplay: Waldo Salt.
First Technician: Ray Harryhausen.
Producers: John Ford and Merian C. Cooper.
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack.
Date of Release: 1949.
Extras: photo gallery, theatrical trailer.
Region free.
Black & white.
Format: PAL 1.33:1
Audio: Dolby Digital mono.
Running time: 94 minutes approx.
BBFC Certificate: PG (Parental Guidance. General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children.)
Weight: 90g.