The Court Jester (1955) - Video Detective

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One of the greatest of film buffoons, Danny Kaye plays a medieval circus clown who gets tangled up in a plot to overthrow a tyrannical king. This spoof of costume adventures is enhanced by a classy cast of costume epic veterans.

Original Release

12/24/1955

US Release

01/27/1956

Cast

Angela Lansbury	Princess Gwendolyn
Basil Rathbone	Sir Ravenhurst
Danny Kaye	Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns	Maid Jean
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

(see additional cast & crew)

Directors

Norman Panama, Melvin Frank

Writers

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Cast

Angela Lansbury	Princess Gwendolyn
Basil Rathbone	Sir Ravenhurst
Danny Kaye	Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns	Maid Jean
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
Hermine's Midgets	Ensemble
The Jackson Michigan Zouave Drill Team	Marching Knights - Knighthood Ceremony
Eric Alden	King's Man
Brandon Beach	Court Member