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
dancing
musical
sword fight
problem child
singing
beanstalk
based on fairy tale
log
giant
supercinecolor
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
2.9 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Bud Abbott
Mr. Dinkel / Mr. Dinkelpuss
Lou Costello
Jack / Jack Strong
Buddy Baer
Sgt. Riley / The Giant
Dorothy Ford
Receptionist / Polly
Barbara Brown
Mrs. Strong
David Stollery
Donald Larkin
William Farnum
The King
Shaye Cogan
Eloise Larkin / Princess Eloise (Darlene)
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)
Arthur Shields
Patrick the Harp (uncredited)
Crew
Jean Yarbrough
Director
Heinz Roemheld
Original Music Composer
Lou Costello
Producer
Popular Reviews
10 reviews
Grim
6.3★ · 08/04/25
so when do the princess and the housekeeper kiss?
(this song feels meaner than ding dong the witch is dead)
so when do the princess and the housekeeper kiss?
(this song feels meaner than ding dong the witch is dead)
angelo
5.0★ · 02/17/23
what jack and the beanstalk needs are: a terribly written romance, terrible line delivery, poorly executed humor and random ass musical breaks. it’s a good time.
what jack and the beanstalk needs are: a terribly written romance, terrible line delivery, poorly executed humor and random ass musical breaks. it’s a good time.
