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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.

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Overview

User Rating:
5.8/10   1,114 votes
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Director:
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
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User Comments:
Surprisingly entertaining movie for kids of all ages. more (30 total)

Cast

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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)
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Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone) | Color (Supercinecolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
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Trivia:
William Farnum's last movie. 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:
Dreamer's Cloth more

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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly entertaining movie for kids of all ages., 26 May 2004
7/10
Author: John (opsbooks) from Blue Mountains, Australia

Having read so much negative press on this movie over the years, I'd always avoided it, but the advent of the cheap public domain DVD encouraged me to finally give it a viewing.

Unfortunately, it's been transferred from a poor copy. The modern prequel, shot on tinted stock, is blurry and the contrast, non-existent. Faces are occasionally difficult to make out. Having said that, the actual story is entertaining and Lou comes across as an accomplished actor, more so than in many of the boys' movies.

Once the movie switches to the 'Jack' story, the film switches to 'colour' and I use that term loosely. Most hues are orange or brown. The greens look particularly bad.

Dorothy Ford as 'Polly', the giant's maid, was a big plus for me as I enjoyed her in an early 'Andy Hardy' appearance.

With so many negative comments put down to the actual quality of the print, I'm still happy to give this movie a 7. It gave me a lot of laughs and that's more than the greater majority of comedies I've watched over the decades can manage.

One to watch if you get the chance.

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