"Mighty Joe Young" 1949

Jill Young has raised Joe, her gentle pet gorilla, since he was a baby. When a Hollywood, Calif., nightclub owner travels to Africa and notices the amazing animal, he persuades Jill to send Joe to Hollywood. But Joe grows restless performing for crowds and finally breaks free from captivity, wreaking havoc on the city. To save Joe from the authorities, who want him dead, Jill must create an elaborate plan to send him back to Africa.

Mighty Joe Young is a 1949 American black and white fantasy film distributed by RKO Radio Pictures.