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The Court Jester
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.
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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
Details
- Director
- Norman Panama and Melvin Frank
- Released
- December 24, 1955
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Music, Adventure, Comedy
- Studio
- Dena Enterprises and Paramount Pictures
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 from 222 votes
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