Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Jean Yarbrough |
| Producer(s) | Lou Costello, Alex Gottlieb |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical |
| Top Topics | |
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Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) was a Comedy - Family Film directed by Jean Yarbrough and produced by Lou Costello and Alex Gottlieb.
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Musical Monday: Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
on Dec 1, 2025 From Comet Over HollywoodIt?s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals. This week?s musical:Jack and the Beanstalk (1952) ... Read full article
Jack and the Beanstalk (1988 TVM)
By John Grant on Dec 1, 2018 From NoirishUS / 20 minutes (plus about three minutes? ancillary material) / color / DIC, Alien Dir: Dan Riba Animation dir: Kazumi Fukushima Pr: Richard Raynis Scr: David Cohen, Roger S.H. Schulman Voice cast: Paul Fusco, Paulina Gillis (i.e., Tabitha St. Germain), Peggy Mahon, Thick Wilson, Dan Hennessey, Rob... Read full article
Warner Archive: Gene Kelly Dances in Television Extravaganza Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
By KC on Oct 2, 2015 From Classic MoviesEight-year-old Bobby Riha and Gene Kelly are a charming pair in the 1967 Hanna-Barbara television production of Jack and the Beanstalk, now available on DVD from Warner Archive. This animation and live action hybrid musical features high spirited dance numbers and pleasing, if not especially memora... Read full article
Silent Movie Time Capsule: In 1902, this was fantasy! Jack and the Beanstalk
By Fritzi Kramer on Dec 21, 2013 From Movies SilentlyEdwin S. Porter may be remembered for The Great Train Robbery but he directed a wide variety of films during his career. This 1902 fairy tale is the familiar story of Jack and his giant beanstalk. Porter works with his frequent collaborator, George S. Fleming. Obviously owing much of its visual styl... Read full article
Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) (1)
By Pretty Clever Film Gal on Apr 21, 2012 From Pretty Clever FilmsEdwin S. Porter’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1902). Edison Manufacturing CompanyEdwin S. PorterJack and the Beanstalk... Read full article
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Quotes from
Jack Strong: [singing] I fear nothing when I do nothing wrong / And so I toddle on my way and sing a merry song.
[repeated line]
Jack: Mr. Dinkelpuss!
The Giant: You numbskull! I can't eat, you ruined my appetite.
Jack: Oh Mr Giant, you should eat something.
The Giant: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jack: No, no,
The Giant: Oh yeah.
Jack: Oh no, no. Mr. Dinkelpuss! Mr. Dinkelpuss!
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Facts about
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello made an independent, two-picture deal in which they agreed that this was to be "Lou's film" and the next to be "Bud's". They retained individual ownership of the respective films.
The car Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are driving in the early black and white section of the movie is a Henry J, which was manufactured by the Kaiser-Frazer Motor Co. and named for founder Henry J. Kaiser.
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