Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Be happy go wacky! 1952-04-07 United States of America 78 Min. PG-13
5.6 56 votes

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.

Cast

Bud Abbott is Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Lou Costello is Jack / Jack Strong
Jack / Jack Strong
Buddy Baer is Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Dorothy Ford is Receptionist / Polly
Receptionist / Polly
Barbara Brown is Mrs. Strong
Mrs. Strong
David Stollery is Donald Larkin
Donald Larkin
William Farnum is The King
Shaye Cogan is Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
James Alexander is Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
Almira Sessions is Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Mel Blanc is Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)
Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)