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Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -- Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -- Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) -- Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans.

Overview

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Director:

Jean Yarbrough

Writers:

Nathaniel Curtis (screenplay)
Pat Costello (story)

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Release Date:

12 April 1952 (USA) more

Tagline:

It's a giant sized joy! more

Plot:

Abbott & Costello's version of the famous fairy tale, about a young boy who trades the family cow for magic beans. | add synopsis

NewsDesk:
(9 articles)

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Wonderful bean-planting more (30 total)

US TV Schedule:

Thur. Nov. 197:30 AMTCM   


Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Bud Abbott ... Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Lou Costello ... Jack / Jack Strong
Buddy Baer ... Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Shaye Cogan ... Eloise / Princess Eloise / Darlene
James Alexander ... Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
Dorothy Ford ... Receptionist / Polly
Barbara Brown ... Mrs. Strong
David Stollery ... Donald
William Farnum ... The King
Johnny Conrad ... Dancer
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Additional Details

Runtime:

70 min | Argentina:75 min | 78 min (TCM print) | USA:82 min (restored version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (Sepiatone) | Color (Supercinecolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (original rating) | Australia:PG (alternate rating) | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | UK:U


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made an independent, two-picture deal in which they agreed that this was to be "Lou's film" and the next to be "Bud's". They retained individual ownership of the respective films. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Jack mistakes the Giant's shadow for his own, the shadow is directly in front of him. When the camera angle shifts to a side view of Jack and the Giant, their shadows are off to their right sides and cast much smaller. more

Quotes:

Villager: [the two women watch as Jack climbs the beanstalk, then the villager turns to the tearful mother] "Don't worry, Mrs Strong. He won't be back." more

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V) more

Soundtrack:

I Fear Nothing more


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14 out of 15 people found the following comment useful.
Wonderful bean-planting, 25 April 2004
Author: Gerard Witts from Belfast, Ireland



I turn to this movie when I'm feeling down. My 5-year old niece (with no prompting from me) prefers it to any Disney you care to name. It's one of those movies that's so bad it's brilliant. And why Jack's Mother's line, uttered in sheer frustration, "Plant the Beans, Jack!" has not become a revered movie catchphrase I'll never know. I always shout "Plant the Beans, Jack!" at the Kiefer Sutherland character in "24", especially when he's a little slow on the uptake. Abbott and Costello's "Jack and the Beanstalk" is a little gem and does not deserve the criticism levelled at it on IMDB. The humour may be basic, the characters may be of the cardboard variety, but the director has managed to create a special little world that children and adults can enjoyable enter .

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