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Jack and the Beanstalk (1912)

Jack and the Beanstalk poster
Directed by
J. Searle Dawley
Genre
speculative fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
14 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent short film from 1912. It tells the classic fairy tale of Jack, a boy who trades a cow for magic beans. The beans grow into a giant beanstalk that Jack climbs, leading to an adventure with a giant.

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What happens

Jack and the Beanstalk è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da J. Searle Dawley. Si tratta del secondo adattamento cinematografico della popolare fiaba, Jack e la pianta di fagioli, dopo la prima versione del 1902 diretta da George S. Fleming e Edwin S. Porter. Protagonista del film è Gladys Hulette, una delle più famose attrici bambine dell'epoca, qui impegnata secondo le allora accettate convenzioni teatrali in un ruolo (maschile) di bambino. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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