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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Bud Abbott | ... | Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss (as Abbott) | |
| Lou Costello | ... | Jack / Jack Strong (as Costello) | |
| Dorothy Ford | ... | Receptionist / Polly | |
| Buddy Baer | ... | Sgt. Riley / The Giant | |
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Barbara Brown | ... | Mrs. Strong |
| David Stollery | ... | Donald Larkin | |
| William Farnum | ... | The King | |
| Arthur Shields | ... | Patrick the Harp (voice) | |
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Shaye Cogan | ... | Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise / Darlene |
| James Alexander | ... | Arthur / Prince Arthur | |
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Johnny Conrad | ... | Dancer |
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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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BUD and LOU in GIANTLAND! (original print ad - mostly caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
12 April 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Jack y la habichuela gigante See more »Filming Locations:
Hal Roach Studios - 8822 Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USAEdit
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$683,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Donald: Come in. Oh it's you. I'm sorry Arthur, I thought it was the babysitter.
Arthur: Just what do you have against babysitters?
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Written by Lester Lee and Bob Russell
Sung over the opening credits
Sung again by Lou Costello, Barbara Brown and the Villagers while he is climbing the beanstalk
Danced by Johnny Conrad and The Johnny Conrad Dancers (four women)
Sung in the finale by Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Barbara Brown, James Alexander, Shaye Cogan, and the Villagers
Danced by Johnny Conrad and The Johnny Conrad Dancers
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All the cooking utensils and many of the other items (including wall decorations) are normal-sized (not giant-sized) in the castle. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Donald: Come in. Oh it's you. I'm sorry Arthur, I thought it was the babysitter.
Arthur: Just what do you have against babysitters?
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Crazy Credits
Instead of the usual "The characters and events depicted are fictitious, etc." disclaimer, are these four simple words, "This is a fable". See more »Alternate Versions
Original press screenings featured a print that ran 83 minutes and 45 seconds. An uncut 35mm preview print survives in a private archive, but has not been released on DVD. The deleted sequences include some dialogue between Jack and his mother about how to bid while selling the cow and his strange choice to give a male name to a cow; an extra section of 'Dreamer's Cloth' sung by the Princess and the complete song 'Darlene'. Some video versions have parts of the missing scenes, but not all missing sequences. See more »Soundtracks
Jack and the BeanstalkWritten by Lester Lee and Bob Russell
Sung over the opening credits
Sung again by Lou Costello, Barbara Brown and the Villagers while he is climbing the beanstalk
Danced by Johnny Conrad and The Johnny Conrad Dancers (four women)
Sung in the finale by Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Barbara Brown, James Alexander, Shaye Cogan, and the Villagers
Danced by Johnny Conrad and The Johnny Conrad Dancers
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Abbott and Costello's talents shine in the happily childish version of "Jack and the Beanstalk". The use of sepia tone and colour, the music and choreography, song and dance, the crossing over of players from one role to another, plus various other aspects of this very fine movie make it obvious that techniques and styles used for "The Wizard of Oz" are being toyed with here. And that works right well for our intrepid duo. There are certain other things involved that make this movie a treat for me ... Buddy Baer's, Max Baer Jr. of "The Beverly Hillbillies" uncle, appearance as the cop and the giant. Pat Costello, Lou's brother, having been involved in the writing of the script. These things help make this film fun. It does, however, have it's down side. I do think that the choreography is poorly done. But the cute tunes and accompanying vocals help detract from the rather sloppy dance numbers. Some of the players, the couple in love ( prince and princess ) to be precise, aren't very good at their trade. But these things are a small price to pay for an otherwise throughly enjoyable walk down the yellow brick ... er, I mean ... climb up the beanstalk.