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“Be happy go wacky!”
★ 5.7 Rating•78 min•1952
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Overview
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.
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)
N/A
James Alexander
Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
N/A
Johnny Conrad
Dancer
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Farm Animals (uncredited) (voice)
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Details
StatusReleased
Release DateApril 7, 1952
BudgetN/A
RevenueN/A
GenresComedy, Fantasy, Music
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