Jasper and the Beanstalk

The scare crow cons Jasper to give up his jaw harp in return for Black Magic Beans. Jasper goes home, plants them, and you know how this turns out.

It's another of George Pal's Puppetoons, which racked him up a total of seven Oscar nominations and an honorary Oscar for his work on stop-motion animation. They remain forgotten, largely because of his use of current Black stereotypes. This didn't stop anyone from working with him, including Duke Ellington.

Here the major talent on display is the voice of Peggy Lee -- or, as she was always referred to in my house back then, Miss Peggy Lee. She plays the singing harp, and sings a blues number.