Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer

The legendary comedic duo Abbott and Costello provide fairy tale fun for kids in this wacky version of JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. The pair sticks closely to the original plot, but adds to the story with ...( read more  read more... )their signature comic timing and slapstick humor. While babysitting a small boy, Jack (Lou Costello) falls asleep and has a wild dream in which people from the real world appear. Abott plays Mr. Dinkelpuss, the conman who tricks Jack into selling his cow for fist full of beans. Throughout Jack's adventures, there are several singing and dancing sequences.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.

Directed by: Jean Yarbrough

Release Date: April 12, 1952

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DVD Release Date: March 30, 1999

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  • November 23, 2008
    Bits of brilliant comedy, combined with moments of supremely bad special effects and embarrassingly unfunny jokes.
  • November 19, 2009
    A witty whimsical Abbott and Costello take on the classic tale!
  • July 5, 2009
    I have the collection of these two and I watch them often
  • March 28, 2009
    Great fun. Sit the kids down for this one.
  • February 28, 2009
    Abbott and Costello play two out of work guys who take on a babysitting gig where one of the children they are sitting reads Jack and the Beanstalk to one of them.
    Little children will probably find this movie entertaining and there is some funny stuff in it although nothing over...( read more)ly memorable.
  • November 16, 2008
    This is an ok movie with Abbott and Costello...the fun of it is I liked it as a kid and it was nice watching the story unfold.
  • June 17, 2008
    Enjoy the musical portions of the film as Lou Costello does a touch of singing and dancing. The comedy of Abbott and Costello never gets old and this movie will have everyone laughing.
  • June 13, 2008
    My son has watched this one 2 or 3 times and gets a kick out of several scenes....

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  • In which movie did James Alexander and Shayne Cogan play a prince and princess?  Answer »
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