The classic fable stars Bud Abbott as Mr. Dinklepuss and Lou Costello as Jack. We all know the story, Jack has to sell his families cow for money and is instead given magic beans by a shady butcher.
The beans grow into a giant beanstalk and Jack, accompanied by Dinklepuss climb up to a giant's house in the sky and attempt to rescue a kidnapped princess and prince.
I love A&C and this is one of their best films. It was made independently and the two comedy geniuses shine. There are a ton of great sight gags, and most of them work very, very well.
The movie starts in black and white, but changes to color once the fable starts. This version, and every one I have seen runs about 70 minutes, but there is a longer version that runs 83 minutes, but it's in a private archive and has not been released in any format.
Abbott & Costello promoted this film on an episode of Colgate Comedy Hour which I wrote about a few days ago. If you like good clean comedy then I would recommend this film. Buddy Baer also makes the film shine as the Giant.
Hey, you gotta love the lipstick on the cow that Jack sells. Every since I saw this a short while back I now refer to my boss at work as Mr. Dinklepuss.
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