Soldier Jack, or The Man Who Caught Death in a Sack
Wickety-wak, into my sack!
Adapted from an Appalachian Jack Tale set in the late 1940s, this tale follows a World War II veteran named Jack who, in return for an act of kindness, receives two magical gifts: a sack that can catch anything and a jar that can show whether a sick person will recover or die. Jack becomes a national hero when he rescues the president's daughter from a serious illness by capturing Death in his magic sack. However, after many years without Death in the world, Jack realizes that he has upset the natural order and releases Death to save humankind from perpetual old age and misery.
Top Cast
Floyd King
as Beggar at Station
Beggar at Station
Michael Heintzman
as Jack
Jack
Mark Jaster
as Beggar on Hill
Beggar on Hill

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