Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
Comedy • Fantasy • Music • 1ч 18м
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.
TMDB rating:
5.7
(58)
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)
No photo
James Alexander
Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
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Johnny Conrad
Dancer
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)
Arthur Shields
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Yarbrough
Director
Pat Costello
Story
Nathaniel Curtis
Screenplay
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Otho Lovering
Editor
Fred M. MacLean
Set Decoration
Pat Costello
Executive Producer
Jack R. Glass
Visual Effects
Carl Lee
Special Effects
Abe Haberman
Makeup Artist
Lillian Shore
Hairstylist
Lou Costello
Producer
McClure Capps
Art Direction
Alex Gottlieb
Producer
Raoul Kraushaar
Music Supervisor
George Robinson
Director of Photography
Lester Lee
Songs
Bob Russell
Songs
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