Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1917 American silent fantasy film directed by Chester Franklin and Sidney Franklin and starring Francis Carpenter, Virginia Lee Corbin, and Violet Radcliffe.Solomon p. 241 It is based on the fairytale of the same name.
Plot summary Jack exchanges his cow for some magic beans. The beans grow overnight into a beanstalk. Jack climbs it and arrives at a castle that is his. He sets a deal with the giant in exchange for the fortune.
Main cast Francis Carpenter as Francis / Jack Virginia Lee Corbin as Virginia / Princess Regina Violet Radcliffe as Prince Rudolpho Carmen De Rue as The King of Cornwall Jim G. Tarver as Giant Vera Lewis as The Giantess Ralph Lewis as Francis' Father Eleanor Washington as Francis' Mother Ione Glennon as Virginia's Mother
Preservation An incomplete 16mm print consisting of 14 minutes is held by George Eastman House.
References
Bibliography Solomon, Aubrey. The Fox Film Corporation, 1915-1935: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2011.
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