bud abbott and lou costello always have a good following among child and but in their career i think you could say that they only make one film that could be designate for kid . jack and the beanstalk be that one film . it be part of a two picture independent deal from warner brother and the second film be abbott and costello meet captain kidd . these be the only two film the boy make in color . the two of them and out of work a usual and take a job for a very precocious and obnoxious young david stollery a a babysitter . although it start out with costello want to read the kid and jack and the beanstalk a a bedtime story and the young lad wind up read it to costello . lou fall asleep and in his dream he fantasize he indeed jack the giant killer . buddy baer who menace the boy in africa scream play the giant and he get a giant size dorothy ford a his housekeeper . dorothy be a big girl and 62 and and you can imagine she have some difficulty be cast except when her height be use a a joke . one of the only player who ever look down at her be john wayne in three godfather at 64. henry fonda and james stewart in on our merry way also stand barely above her and but again her height be part of a gag . shaye cogan and james alexander be the princess and prince of the fantasy and they sing beautifully and but couldn not act worth anything . this be the last film of william farnum who career date from the early silent screen day and even to the turn of the last century on stage . he play princess shaye father the king . some not terribly memorable musical number come from jack and the beanstalk and save the title song . i well remember a a kid have the 78 record of bud and lou sing the song and recite the story . i be in my early single digit year and but become a lifelong fan of their through that and their television series . jack and the beanstalk be still a good child picture for the very young and though i would warn parent to warn their little urchin not to imitate young master stollery .