 
            The Court Jester (1955)
                    Released: 
                    1955-12-24
                    Duration: 
                    1hr 41min
                
                
                
                
                
                    Rating 7.2
                
                
                
                
                
                    We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
                
                
                Overview
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.
Production Companies
Dena Enterprises
                             
                                
                                Paramount Pictures
                            Additional Info
| Budget | $4,000,000.00 | 
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 | 
| Original Language | en | 
| Popularity | 4.0202 | 
Directed By
Norman Panama
Melvin Frank
Crew
                      Original Music Composer
Vic Schoen
                  
                    Vic Schoen
                      Producer
Melvin Frank
                  
                    Melvin Frank
                      Screenplay
Norman Panama
                  
                    Norman Panama
                      Director
Norman Panama
                  
                    Norman Panama
                      Screenplay
Melvin Frank
                  
                    Melvin Frank
                      Producer
Norman Panama
                  
                    Norman Panama
                      Director
Melvin Frank
                  
                    Melvin Frank
                      Original Music Composer
Van Cleave
                  
                    Van Cleave
                      Editor
Tom McAdoo
                  
                    Tom McAdoo
                      Original Music Composer
Walter Scharf
                  
                    Walter Scharf
                      Director of Photography
Ray June
                  
                    Ray June
                      Costume Design
Edith Head
                  
                    Edith Head
                      Songs
Sammy Cahn
                  
                    Sammy Cahn
                      Songs
Sylvia Fine
                  
                    Sylvia Fine
                      Art Direction
Roland Anderson
                  
                    Roland Anderson
                      Sound Recordist
John Cope
                  
                    John Cope
                      Art Direction
Hal Pereira
                  
                    Hal Pereira
                      Special Effects
John P. Fulton
                  
                    John P. Fulton
                      Technical Advisor
Donald R. O. Hatswell
                  
                    Donald R. O. Hatswell
                      Choreographer
James Starbuck
                  
                    James Starbuck
                      Set Decoration
Arthur Krams
                  
                    Arthur Krams
                      Set Decoration
Sam Comer
                  
                    Sam Comer
                      Special Effects
Irmin Roberts
                  
                    Irmin Roberts
                      Conductor
Vic Schoen
                  
                    Vic Schoen
                      Costume Designer
Yvonne Wood
                  
                    Yvonne Wood
                      Assistant Director
John R. Coonan
                  
                    John R. Coonan
                      Second Unit Director
Wm. Watson
                  
                    Wm. Watson
                      Sound Recordist
Harry Lindgren
                  
                    Harry Lindgren
                      Producer's Assistant
Hal C. Kern
                  
                    Hal C. Kern
                      Stunts
Bob Herron
                  
                    Bob Herron
                      Grip
Mike Semenario
                  
                    Mike Semenario
                      Boom Operator
Doug Grant
                  
                    Doug Grant
                      Makeup Supervisor
Wally Westmore
                  
                    Wally Westmore
                      Stunt Double
Eric Alden
                   
                Eric Alden
TOP 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
 
                    
                    Patrick Aherne
Sir Pertwee
 
                    
                    Lewis Martin
Sir Finsdale
Richard Kean
Archbishop
Leo Britt
Sir Bertram
John Irving
Gate House Guard
 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                      