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Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

Jack and the Beanstalk poster
Directed by
Jean Yarbrough
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film, musical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a comedy take on the Jack and the Beanstalk story with Abbott and Costello. It follows a man who climbs a giant beanstalk and meets a giant.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulfamily-friendlycomicalold-fashionedcheerfulgentle

What happens

Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1952 American fantasy comedy film starring the team of Abbott and Costello and featuring Buddy Baer, Dorothy Ford and Barbara Brown. The screenplay is a comic retelling of the "Jack and the Beanstalk" fairy tale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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