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The Court Jester (1955)

Dec 24, 1955 · 1h 41m

7.3/10 TMDB user score
225 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top 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
  • John Carradine John Carradine Giacomo
  • Edward Ashley Edward Ashley Black Fox
  • Alan Napier Alan Napier Sir Brockhurst
  • Patrick Aherne Patrick Aherne Sir Pertwee
  • Lewis Martin Lewis Martin Sir Finsdale
  • Richard Kean Archbishop

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