

The Court Jester
1955 · 101 min · Music, Adventure, Comedy
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.
- Directors
- Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
- Writers
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Released
- December 24, 1955
- Language
- English
Cast

Danny Kaye
Hubert Hawkins

Glynis Johns
Maid Jean

Basil Rathbone
Sir Ravenhurst

Angela Lansbury
Princess Gwendolyn

Cecil Parker
King Roderick I

Mildred Natwick
Griselda

Robert Middleton
Sir Griswold

Michael Pate
Sir Locksley

Herbert Rudley
Captain of the Guard

Noel Drayton
Fergus

John Carradine
Giacomo

Edward Ashley
Black Fox
Where to watch in the US
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