Jack and the Beanstalk

Name: Jack and the Beanstalk
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Released: 1952-04-07
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown

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1952 · 78 min · NR · Comedy · Fantasy · Music · TMDB 5.7/10

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.

Directed by Jean Yarbrough

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