Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)

Name: Jack and the Beanstalk
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Kids & Family
Released: 1902-07-15
Rating: 6

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10m

Running Time

July 15, 1902
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Plot.

Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of the famous fairy tale story of Jack and his magic beanstalk. Borrowing on cinematographic methods reminiscent of 'Georges Melies' , Porter uses animation, double exposure, and trick photography to illustrate the fairy's apparitions, Jack's dream, and the fast growing beanstalk.

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Cast & Crew.

Thomas White

Jack

James H. White

Farmer

George S. Fleming

Set Designer / Director

Edwin S. Porter

Director of Photography / Director

Arthur White

Production Assistant

Details.

Release Date
July 15, 1902

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Genres
Adventure Action Fantasy Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-02-08

Wiki.

Jack and the Beanstalk is a 1902 American silent trick film directed by Edwin S. Porter. With ten sequential shots, Jack and the Beanstalk was twice as long as any previous studio film. According to Porter, "It took in the neighborhood of six weeks in the spring of 1902 to successfully make this photograph."