The Court Jester (1956)
- Starring:
- Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, (more)
- Director(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank, (more
- Category:
- Comedy
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Danny Kaye spoofs medieval swashbucklers in this classic musical comedy. While the infant King of England awaits his rightful place as leader of the British Empire, his rule is usurped by Roderick (Cecil Parker), an evil pretender to the throne. Brave rebel leader The Black Fox (Edward Ashley) intends to remove Roderick from the palace and bring the crown back to its true owner, but in the meantime the baby king needs to be looked after, which is the job of a man named Hawkins (Kaye). The Black Fox travels with the little king and his rebels as they search for the key to a secret tunnel that will allow them passage into the castle. Maid Jean (Glynis Johns), one of the rebels, meets a man en route to the Castle who is to be Roderick's new jester. The rebels quickly hatch a plan: detain the jester and send Hawkins in his place; the king can then find the key and initiate the overthrow. Hawkins is able to persuade Roderick and his men that he is indeed a jester, but his espionage work gets complicated when Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury) falls in love with him, and he runs afoul of Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone), the evil genius behind Roderick. Court Jester features Kaye's famous "Pellet with the Poison" routine. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 101 mins
Complete Cast:
- Danny Kaye - Hawkins
- Basil Rathbone - Sir Ravenhurst
- Cecil Parker - King Roderick
- Robert Middleton - Sir Griswold
- Herbert Rudley - Captain of the Guard
- Edward Ashley - Black Fox
- Alan Napier - Sir Brockhurst
- Patrick Aherne - Sir Pertwee
- Eric Alden
- Russell Gaige
- Joel Smith
- Phyllis Coughlan
- William Pullen
- Tudor Owen
- Lloyd Nelson
- Michael Mahoney - [uncredited]
- Robert Smith
- Len Hendry
- Bill Cartledge
- Frank Delfino
- Glynis Johns - Maid Jean
- Angela Lansbury - Princess Gwendolyn
- Mildred Natwick - Griselda
- Michael Pate - Sir Locksley
- Noel Drayton - Fergus
- John Carradine - Giacomo
- Lewis Martin - Sir Finsdale
- Richard Kean - Archbishop
- Leo Britt
- Robin Hughes
- Harry Monty
- Trevor Ward
- Larry Pennell - Novice Knight
- Paul Newlan
- John O'Malley
- Ray Kellogg
- Charles Irwin
- Irving Fulton
- Billy Curtis
- Leslie Denison
- Director(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Writer(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Producer(s):
- Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
- Categories:
- Comedy
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