Jack and the dentist's daughter

Duration: 38

Year Published: 1984

Creator: Film Ideas

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This adaptation of the Grimm tale is set in a small American town of the 1930's and features a predominantly Black cast. Jack, a poor farmer's son, wants to marry Emily, the daughter of the town dentist. The dentist tests Jack's worth by having him accomplish a number of seemingly impossible tasks. A comical story about a clever hero who wins his true love by using his wits. , Live dramatization featuring a predominantly black cast set in the early 1930s in a small town in America. Jack, a poor farmer's son, wants to marry Emily, the daughter of the town dentist. Jack is forced to rely on his wits and character to prove his worthiness to the dentist. Adapted from "The Master Thief," by the Brothers Grimm.

Complete Record: This adaptation of the Grimm tale is set in a small American town of the 1930's and features a predominantly Black cast. Jack, a poor farmer's son, wants to marry Emily, the daughter of the town dentist. The dentist tests Jack's worth by having him accomplish a number of seemingly impossible tasks. A comical story about a clever hero who wins his true love by using his wits. , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.