Film

Jack and the Beanstalk

1952 · 1h 18m · Comedy · Fantasy · Music

Be happy go wacky!

IMDb

5.8

Rotten Tomatoes

43%

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.

Bud Abbott

Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss

Lou Costello

Jack / Jack Strong

Buddy Baer

Sgt. Riley / The Giant

Dorothy Ford

Receptionist / Polly

Barbara Brown

Mrs. Strong

David Stollery

Donald Larkin

William Farnum

The King

Shaye Cogan

Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)

James Alexander

Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador

Johnny Conrad

Dancer

Almira Sessions

Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)

Arthur Shields

Patrick the Harp (uncredited)

• Jean YarbroughDirector
• Nathaniel CurtisScreenplay
• Pat CostelloStory · Executive Producer
• Lou CostelloProducer
• Alex GottliebProducer
• George RobinsonDirector of Photography
• Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
• Otho LoveringEditor

Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Release date

April 7, 1952

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

NR

Genres

Comedy, Fantasy, Music

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