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Jack and the Beanstalk(1952)

Be happy go wacky!

5.7(58)1h 18m1952-04-07

ComedyFantasyMusic

Overview

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
Producers:: Alex Gottlieb, Lou Costello
Cinematographer:: George Robinson
Composer:: Heinz Roemheld
Production:: Exclusive Productions Inc.
Status:: Released

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Cast

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Jack / Jack Strong

Buddy Baer

Buddy Baer

Sgt. Riley / The Giant

Dorothy Ford

Dorothy Ford

Receptionist / Polly

Barbara Brown

Barbara Brown

Mrs. Strong

David Stollery

David Stollery

Donald Larkin

William Farnum

William Farnum

The King

Shaye Cogan

Shaye Cogan

Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)

James Alexander

James Alexander

Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador

Johnny Conrad

Johnny Conrad

Dancer

Almira Sessions

Almira Sessions

Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)