Jack and the Beanstalk (TV 1967)A retelling of the popular fairy tale that mixes live action and animation. Director:Gene Kelly |
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Title: Jack and the Beanstalk (TV 1967)
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Won 1 Primetime Emmy.
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Jeremy Keen, Proprietor (Peddler)
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Bobby Riha | ... | |
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Marian McKnight | ... | |
| Marni Nixon | ... |
Princess Serena
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Chris Allen | ... |
Mouse
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Dick Beals | ... |
Jack
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Leo DeLyon | ... |
Woggle-Bird
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Cliff Norton | ... |
Woggle-Bird
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Princess Serena
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The adventure begins when Jack trades his cow for some magic beans from peddler Jeremy Keen. The beans sprout a beanstalk high into the clouds, and Jack and Jeremy climb it to discover a giant, a goose that lays golden eggs, and Princess Serena who is trapped in a harp by a magic spell and can only be released by a kiss. Written by Azure_Girl
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EnglishRelease Date:
26 February 1967 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Basn o lodydze fasoli See more »Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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[looks around]
The Giant: Where-where be ye?
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Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by Gene Kelly and Bobby Riha (dubbed by Dick Beals)
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As the giant picks Jeremy up, the harness holding Jeremy up is visible above him. This happens again when Jeremy is trying to open the door in order to free the goose. See more »Quotes
The Giant: Ah! So this is where ye be![looks around]
The Giant: Where-where be ye?
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Soundtracks
"A Tiny Bit of Faith"Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Performed by Gene Kelly and Bobby Riha (dubbed by Dick Beals)
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Better than many of today's children's videos, this little gem of live action plus animation from the '60s deserves to be seen again. The Hanna-Barbera production won an Emmy when NBC first broadcast it in 1967. The principal live characters are played by Bobby Riha, as Jack, and by Gene Kelly as his adult companion. (In the original fairy tale, of course, Jack has no companion, but there are obvious reasons for including a sidekick, who in Kelly's hands becomes the main character.) The giant is a gruff but comically inept animated figure whose voice is provided by Ted Cassidy. A variety of other animated characters appear, including two hilariously weird birds who dance a tango with Kelly. All the dancing, as one might expect, is terrific, with Kelly reprising the sort of dancing-with-animation he pioneered in the 1945 film "Anchors Aweigh." The songs are by the experienced Hollywood team of Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen. As actor, singer and dancer, young Riha is a satisfying partner for Kelly. The familiar Hanna-Barbera animation may look flat and uninspired to contemporary audiences, but it does its job. Highly recommended.