The Court Jester
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
1955
101
minutes
Adventure, Comedy, Music
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.
Language
English
Release Date
December 24, 1955
Budget
$4,000,000
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
Alan Napier
Sir Brockhurst
Lewis Martin
Sir Finsdale
Patrick Aherne
Sir Pertwee
Richard Kean
Archbishop
Leo Britt
Sir Bertram
John Irving
Gate House Guard
Show Full Crew
Directing
Melvin Frank
Director
Norman Panama
Director
John R. Coonan
Assistant Director
Wm. Watson
Second Unit Director
Sound
Walter Scharf
Original Music Composer
Sammy Cahn
Songs
Van Cleave
Original Music Composer
John Cope
Sound Recordist
Harry Lindgren
Sound Recordist
Doug Grant
Boom Operator
Sylvia Fine
Songs
Vic Schoen
Original Music Composer
Vic Schoen
Conductor
Production
Writing
Editing
Camera
Art
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Arthur Krams
Set Decoration
Roland Anderson
Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up
Crew