About this release
After Lou Costello sells his family's cow to crooked Bud Abbott, the two climb a magic beanstalk into a magical world.
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Disc 1
DVD
Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
78 min
ComedyFantasyMusic
Two down-on-their-luck loafers take a job babysitting, with a bedtime story of the titular tale turning into a wacky Abbott and Costello-faced musical retelling involving stolen cows, terrible giants, and the heroic boy with an opportunistic butcher in a castle above the clouds.
Credits
Director
Jean Yarbrough
Writer
Nathaniel Curtis
Cast
Bud Abbottas Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Lou Costelloas Jack / Jack Strong
Buddy Baeras Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Dorothy Fordas Receptionist / Polly
Barbara Brownas Mrs. Strong
David Stolleryas Donald Larkin
William Farnumas The King
Shaye Coganas Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
James Alexanderas Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
Johnny Conradas Dancer
Cinematographer
George Robinson
Composer
Heinz Roemheld
Editor
Otho Lovering
Producer
Lou Costello
Alex Gottlieb
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 22, 2026