The Court Jester

The Court Jester (1955)

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

  • Genre: Music, Adventure, Comedy
  • Release Date: 1955-12-24
  • User Rating: 7.2/10 from 186 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Dena Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama.
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From 186 Ratings
7.8

Summary

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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  • 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

  • Alan Napier

    as Sir Brockhurst

  • Lewis Martin

    as Sir Finsdale

  • Patrick Aherne

    as Sir Pertwee

  • Richard Kean

    as Archbishop

  • Leo Britt

    as Sir Bertram

  • John Irving

    as Gate House Guard
Directing Melvin Frank Director
Directing Norman Panama Director
Writing Norman Panama Screenplay
Writing Melvin Frank Screenplay
Production Melvin Frank Producer
Production Norman Panama Producer
Sound Vic Schoen Original Music Composer
Sound Walter Scharf Original Music Composer
Sound Van Cleave Original Music Composer
Camera Ray June Director of Photography
Editing Tom McAdoo Editor
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Sound Sammy Cahn Songs
Sound Sylvia Fine Songs
Art Hal Pereira Art Direction
Art Roland Anderson Art Direction
Directing Wm. Watson Second Unit Director
Crew John P. Fulton Special Effects
Crew Irmin Roberts Special Effects
Art Sam Comer Set Decoration
Art Arthur Krams Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Yvonne Wood Costume Designer
Directing John R. Coonan Assistant Director
Crew Donald R. O. Hatswell Technical Advisor
Sound Harry Lindgren Sound Recordist
Sound John Cope Sound Recordist
Sound Vic Schoen Conductor
Production Hal C. Kern Producer's Assistant
Crew James Starbuck Choreographer
Crew Bob Herron Stunts
Camera Mike Semenario Grip
Sound Doug Grant Boom Operator
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Supervisor
Crew Eric Alden Stunt Double

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