Jack and the Beanstalk
“Be happy go wacky!”
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.
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Bud Abbott
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Lou Costello
Jack / Jack Strong
Known for
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Buddy Baer
Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Known for
Quo Vadis
The Big Sky
Dorothy Ford
Receptionist / Polly
Known for
3 Godfathers
Indestructible Man
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Strong
Known for
Born Yesterday
You Were Never Lovelier
David Stollery
Donald Larkin
Also in
Storm Fear
The Adventures of Spin and Marty
William Farnum
The King
Known for
Samson and Delilah
The Mummy's Curse
Shaye Cogan
Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
Also in
Comin' Round the Mountain
James Alexander
Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
Also in
Spur of the Moment
The Abbott and Costello Show
Johnny Conrad
Dancer
No other roles listed
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Known for
Sullivan's Travels
Monsieur Verdoux
Arthur Shields
Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
Known for
The River
The Quiet Man
Jean Yarbrough Director · Nathaniel Curtis Screenplay Pat Costello Story
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $683K · United States release April 7, 1952
Box office
Budget
$682,580
Worldwide gross
$3,200,000
Gross vs. budget
4.7×
Production
Exclusive Productions Inc.
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 4, 1952
Premiere · Paterson, New Jersey
United States · April 7, 1952
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 12, 1952 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 7, 1952 · Theatrical
Japan
February 20, 1955 · Theatrical
Mexico
April 7, 1952 · Theatrical
Romania
April 7, 1952 · Premiere
Sweden
April 7, 1952 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 5, 1953 · Theatrical
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