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.
Quick Stats
5.7
TMDB Rating
61
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1h 18m
Runtime
$683K
Budget
$3.2M
Box Office
469%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorJean Yarbrough
WriterPat Costello
CinematographyGeorge Robinson
ComposerRaoul Kraushaar
EditorOtho Lovering
Production DesignFred M. MacLean
Produced by
Exclusive Productions Inc.
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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)
J
James Alexander
Arthur / Prince Arthur / Troubador
J
Johnny Conrad
Dancer
Almira Sessions
Mrs. Mergatroyd (uncredited)
Arthur Shields
Patrick the Harp (voice, uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Forest Animals (voice, uncredited)
