Jack and the Beanstalk
“Be happy go wacky!”
1952•NR•1h 18m•5.7•Released
ComedyFantasyMusic
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
Writer
Nathaniel Curtis
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
English
Studio
Exclusive Productions Inc.
Cast
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)
Arthur Shields
Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Forest Animals (voice, uncredited)
Production
Company
Exclusive Productions Inc.
Producer
Lou Costello
Producer
Alex Gottlieb
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