The Court Jester
movie
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
Released December 24, 1955
Overview
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.
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
Crew
Vic Schoen
as
Original Music Composer
Van Cleave
as
Original Music Composer
Norman Panama
as
Screenplay
Norman Panama
as
Producer
Norman Panama
as
Director
Melvin Frank
as
Producer
Melvin Frank
as
Screenplay
Melvin Frank
as
Director
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Tom McAdoo
as
Editor
Walter Scharf
as
Original Music Composer
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Ray June
as
Director of Photography
Edith Head
as
Costume Design