Noirish Posted by John Grant on December 1, 2018

US / 20 minutes (plus about three minutes’ ancillary material) / color / DIC, Alien Dir: Dan Riba Animation dir: Kazumi Fukushima Pr: Richard Raynis Scr: David Cohen, Roger S.H. Schulman Voice cast: Paul Fusco, Paulina Gillis (i.e., Tabitha St. Germain), Peggy Mahon, Thick Wilson, Dan Hennessey, Rob   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on October 2, 2015

Eight-year-old Bobby Riha and Gene Kelly are a charming pair in the 1967 Hanna-Barbara television production of Jack and the Beanstalk, now available on DVD from Warner Archive. This animation and live action hybrid musical features high spirited dance numbers and pleasing, if not especially memora   read more

Movies Silently Posted by Fritzi Kramer on December 21, 2013

Edwin S. Porter may be remembered for The Great Train Robbery but he directed a wide variety of films during his career. This 1902 fairy tale is the familiar story of Jack and his giant beanstalk. Porter works with his frequent collaborator, George S. Fleming. Obviously owing much of its...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on April 21, 2012

Edwin S. Porter’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1902). Edison Manufacturing CompanyEdwin S. PorterJack and the Beanstalk   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Pretty Clever Film Gal on April 21, 2012

Edwin S. Porter’s Jack and the Beanstalk (1902). Edison Manufacturing CompanyEdwin S. PorterJack and the Beanstalk   read more