

Jack and the Beanstalk
1952 · Movie · 1h 18m · NR
ComedyFantasyMusic
"Be happy go wacky!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Key crew
- Jean YarbroughDirector
- Nathaniel CurtisScreenplay
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Bud AbbottMr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
- Lou CostelloJack / Jack Strong
- Buddy BaerSgt. Riley / The Giant
- Dorothy FordReceptionist / Polly
- Barbara BrownMrs. Strong
- David StolleryDonald Larkin
- William FarnumThe King
- Shaye CoganEloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
- James AlexanderArthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
- Johnny ConradDancer
- Almira SessionsMrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
- Mel BlancFarm Animals (uncredited) (voice)
Stills
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Themes
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