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. It is based on the fairytale of the same name.
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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.