The Court Jester (1955)

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Movie · Music, Adventure, Comedy · 1h 41m · Rated 7.3/10 on TMDB · 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.

Directed by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

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

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