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Comedy
The Court Jester (1955)
"We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”"
Director: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
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.
Top Billed 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
Videos
Martin Short & Carl Reiner on Danny Kaye and THE COURT JESTER
Featurette
John Landis on THE COURT JESTER
Featurette
The Court Jester - Trailer
Trailer
The Court Jester
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