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Jack and the Beanstalk

Directed by Lou Costello
Verified19521h 18mColor3.9 / 5221.2k viewsPublic Domain

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.

Archivist Notes

HaywardM★★★★

"Not old enough to have seen it in a theater but definitely remember it from TV as a kid. A little borrowing from Wiz of OZ as far as B&W reality an..."

7/29/2012
Allen Smith★★★

"i like movies with tights. what the sneck did i just watch? my beans never grew. there needs to be more tights. centipede buffet with flying cactus e..."

8/18/2009
elboyero★★★★

"I remember when I saw this film obviously many years ago, these actors succeded Laurel & Hardy."

8/2/2009
TG Fan★★★★

"I enjoy anything this duo does, this is one of their later films but its still entertaining"

9/5/2008
flickfdude★★★★

"Okay they get a bit strange now and then but they are a humerous and entertainig team in this wizard of oz take-off using jack and the beanstalk."

3/13/2008
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