The Court Jester

The Court Jester (1955)

We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”

A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against a usurper who has overthrown the rightful king of England.

Date of release
1955-12-24
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (222)
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Music, Adventure, Comedy
Director
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Casting

  • Danny Kaye — Hubert Hawkins
  • Glynis Johns — Maid Jean
  • Basil Rathbone — Sir Ravenhurst
  • Angela Lansbury — Princess Gwendolyn
  • Cecil Parker — King Roderick I
  • Mildred Natwick — Griselda
  • Robert Middleton — Sir Griswold
  • Michael Pate — Sir Locksley
  • Herbert Rudley — Captain of the Guard
  • Noel Drayton — Fergus
  • John Carradine — Giacomo
  • Edward Ashley — Black Fox

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