Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)

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.

Directed by: Jean Yarbrough

Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Buddy Baer, Dorothy Ford, Barbara Brown, David Stollery, William Farnum, Shaye Cogan, James Alexander, Johnny Conrad, Almira Sessions, Mel Blanc

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical

Rating: 5.9/10

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