Mighty Joe Young

Second-unit director David Sharpe recalled an incident that happened on the nightclub set: "We were shooting some action stuff . . . which featured lions, tigers, elephants, and apes in cages around the table area. We had trained lions to run from one side of the set to the other. One of them broke loose, jumped onto the top of his cage and grabbed the trainer by the throat. I was in the camera cage. I pushed the iron door open, raced across the set and punched the lion in the face. I guess I shocked him so badly he let go, turned tail and ran into his cage."

Joe's size varies immensely throughout film.

Opening credits cast list: "AND Mr. Joseph Young As Himself"

Also available in a computer colorized version.

Edited into Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)