The Court Jester (1955)
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
101 min
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.
- Release date
- December 24, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $4,000,000
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Trailer
Cast
- 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
- Leo Britt as Sir Bertram
Crew
- Melvin Frank · Director
- Norman Panama · Director
- Norman Panama · Writer
- Melvin Frank · Writer
- Melvin Frank · Producer
- Norman Panama · Producer
- Vic Schoen · Composer
- Ray June · Cinematographer
- Tom McAdoo · Editor