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The Court Jester (1955)

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

24 December 1955 · 1h 41mMusicAdventureComedy

★ 7.3 / 10 · 223 votes on TMDB

Directed by Norman Panama

What it's about

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

    Danny Kaye

    Hubert Hawkins

  • Glynis Johns

    Glynis Johns

    Maid Jean

  • Basil Rathbone

    Basil Rathbone

    Sir Ravenhurst

  • Angela Lansbury

    Angela Lansbury

    Princess Gwendolyn

  • Cecil Parker

    Cecil Parker

    King Roderick I

  • Mildred Natwick

    Mildred Natwick

    Griselda

  • Robert Middleton

    Robert Middleton

    Sir Griswold

  • Michael Pate

    Michael Pate

    Sir Locksley

  • Herbert Rudley

    Herbert Rudley

    Captain of the Guard

  • Noel Drayton

    Noel Drayton

    Fergus

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