The Court Jester

The Court Jester

101 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure, Family, Music | Dec. 24, 1955

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.

The Court Jester

101 mins | Comedy, Action, Adventure, Family, Music | Dec. 24, 1955

The Court Jester
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Paramount, Dena Enterprises
Original title The Court Jester
Directors Wm. Watson, John R. Coonan, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Writers Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

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

Alan Napier

as Sir Brockhurst

Lewis Martin

as Sir Finsdale

Patrick Aherne

as Sir Pertwee

Richard Kean

as Archbishop

Leo Britt

as Sir Bertram