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The Court Jester is a 1955 American historical musical comedy film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury and Cecil Parker. The film was written, produced, and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama for distribution by Paramount Pictures. It was released in Technicolor and the VistaVision widescreen format.
The Court Jester: Directed by Melvin Frank, Norman Panama. With Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury. A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.
Former carnival performer Hubert Hawkins (Danny Kaye) and maid Jean (Glynis Johns) are assigned to protect the infant royal heir from tyrannical King Roderick I (Cecil Parker).
- Musical, Comedy
The throne of rightful King of England, the small baby with the purple pimpernel birthmark, has been usurped by the evil King Roderick I (Cecil Parker). Only the Black Fox (Edward Ashley) can restore the true King to the throne - and all he needs is the King's key to a secret tunnel.
Danny Kaye plays kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. Hawkins infiltrates the court of the evil villain Basil Rathbone, but when a sorceress hypnotises him, royal chaos ensues.
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The Court Jester, released in 1956, showed Kaye at the top of his game, backed by a stellar supporting cast that included Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, and Glynis Johns. The ambitious production hit Paramount's operating budget with a 4 million dollar price tag, only to be topped by its enormous belly flop at the box office, grossing only 2. ...
The Court Jester (1955) Danny Kaye. Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama Writers: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank Stars: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury ...more.
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. Norman Panama. Melvin Frank.
Hawkins disguises himself as Giacomo, the King's new jester, to get into the palace. He finds himself in the midst of intrigue, hypnotized into wooing the Princess (Angela Lansbury) and hired by Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone) to kill those who stand between him and the throne.
