Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Be happy go wacky!
1952 · NR · 1h 18m · Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Two down-on-their-luck loafers take a job babysitting, with a bedtime story of the titular tale turning into a wacky Abbott and Costello-faced musical retelling involving stolen cows, terrible giants, and the heroic boy with an opportunistic butcher in a castle above the clouds.
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Writers: Nathaniel Curtis, Pat Costello
Music by: Heinz Roemheld
Cinematography: George Robinson
Editor: Otho Lovering
Box office: $3M · Rated 5.7/10 by 61 viewers
Cast
Bud Abbott as Mr. Dinkel / Mr. DinkelpussLou Costello as Jack / Jack StrongBuddy Baer as Sgt. Riley / The GiantDorothy Ford as Receptionist / PollyBarbara Brown as Mrs. StrongDavid Stollery as Donald LarkinWilliam Farnum as The KingShaye Cogan as Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)James Alexander as Arthur / Prince Arthur / TroubadorJohnny Conrad as DancerAlmira Sessions as Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)Arthur Shields as Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)More like this
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