The Court Jester
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
7.3(219) 1955-12-24 101 minMusicAdventureComedy
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.
Original Music ComposerVic Schoen
ProducerMelvin Frank
ScreenplayNorman Panama
DirectorNorman Panama
ScreenplayMelvin Frank
ProducerNorman Panama
DirectorMelvin Frank
Original Music ComposerVan Cleave
Cast & characters
Danny Kaye
as Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns
as Maid Jean
Basil Rathbone
as Sir Ravenhurst
Angela Lansbury
as Princess Gwendolyn
Cecil Parker
as King Roderick I
Mildred Natwick
as Griselda
Robert Middleton
as Sir Griswold
Michael Pate
as Sir Locksley
Herbert Rudley
as Captain of the Guard
Noel Drayton
as Fergus
John Carradine
as Giacomo
Edward Ashley
as Black Fox
Alan Napier
as Sir Brockhurst
Patrick Aherne
as Sir Pertwee
Lewis Martin
as Sir Finsdale
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Richard Kean
as Archbishop
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Leo Britt
as Sir Bertram
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John Irving
as Gate House Guard
