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57% Critic Match
Jack and the Beanstalk
“Be happy go wacky!”
5.7 / 10• 1952• 1h 18m•NR• English
ComedyFantasyMusic
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bud Abbott
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Lead
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)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jean Yarbrough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jack and the Beanstalk is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
