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Jack and the Beanstalk

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Jack (Lou Costello) and his agent, Mr. Dinkel (Bud Abbott), are struggling to find work through an employment agency. They land a gig baby-sitting a troublesome boy named Donald (David Stollery). Trying to get the child to sleep, Jack reads him the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk which subsequently lulls Jack asleep, transporting him into the fantasy world of the storybook. There, he encounters magic beans, a giant and a princess in distress, among other things.
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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/22/2005
2/5
Steve Crum Kansas City Kansan 11/01/2004
2/5
Even as kids movie, weak A&C. Go to Full Review
Phil Hall Film Threat 07/23/2004
1.5/5
Fee, fi, fo, flop! Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette 02/08/2004
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 08/14/2003
2/5
Bud and Lou running on fumes. Go to Full Review
Tony Toscano Talking Pictures (U.S.) 12/09/2002
4/5
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Liam D @Mediawatcher2003 Mar 24 While not one of the best Abbott and Costello movies it does what it says on the tin. Abbott and Costello doing their own version of the classic fairytale See more John T. H 05/12/2024 not a big big fan of Abbott and Costello but this one is my favorite! love the songs the comedy and silliness in this film. See more Denny S @pinetree51 03/20/2024 One of the two color films that Abbott & Costello made for Warner Brothers in the early 50s (the other color one was "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd", which -- in my opinion -- is better). This film was really aimed at the kiddie matinee showings of the day as it is really a film aimed at children. The film fell into public domain, so many copies are poorly transferred. See more Chris M 10/12/2023 As far as I know at the time of writing this review, this was the only color movie Abbott and Costello ever did. It has a "Wizard OF Oz" quality to it. With the contradiction of the real world and the fairy tale world. How people in the real world became characters in Jack's story. But there are some character issues and when I think giant, I don't think a guy who's only 6'6", that's tall but not a giant. Most version of the giant is at least 12 to 50 feet tall. It also lags in the beginning of the story. But good story, good comedy and a slow but fun time. See more Steve D 06/25/2023 Fun take on the often told tale. See more 02/27/2021 The best parody ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Jack (Lou Costello) and his agent, Mr. Dinkel (Bud Abbott), are struggling to find work through an employment agency. They land a gig baby-sitting a troublesome boy named Donald (David Stollery). Trying to get the child to sleep, Jack reads him the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk which subsequently lulls Jack asleep, transporting him into the fantasy world of the storybook. There, he encounters magic beans, a giant and a princess in distress, among other things.
Director
Jean Yarbrough
Production Co
Exclusive Productions Inc.
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 1952, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2011
Runtime
1h 18m
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