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Title: The Court Jester (1955)
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Cast
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| Danny Kaye | ... | ||
| Glynis Johns | ... | ||
| Basil Rathbone | ... |
Sir Ravenhurst
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| Angela Lansbury | ... | ||
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Cecil Parker | ... | |
| Mildred Natwick | ... | ||
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Robert Middleton | ... |
Sir Griswold
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| Michael Pate | ... |
Sir Locksley
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Herbert Rudley | ... |
Captain of the Guard
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Noel Drayton | ... |
Fergus
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| John Carradine | ... |
Giacomo
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Edward Ashley | ... |
Black Fox
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| Alan Napier | ... |
Sir Brockhurst
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Lewis Martin | ... |
Sir Finsdale
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Patrick Aherne | ... |
Sir Pertwee
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Storyline
The throne of rightful king of England, the small babe with the purple pimpernel birthmark, has been usurped by the evil King Roderick. Only the Black Fox can restore the true king to the throne--and all he needs is the king's key to a secret tunnel. And while he's trying to steal it, someone has to change the king's diapers. The task falls to Hawkins, the gentlest member of the Fox's band. The Fox's lieutenant, Maid Jean, guards Hawkins and the babe while they travel, but when they meet the King's new jester on the road, they decide to initiate a daring plan for Hawkins to replace him, become an intimate at the court, and steal the key. So, humble Hawkins becomes Giacomo: the king of jesters and jester to the king. But things begin to get zany when the King's daughter falls for Giacomo, the King falls for Jean, people randomly sing what are supposed to be recognition codes, and a witch with very effective spells (and poison pellets) begins to interfere. Written by Kathy Li
Taglines:
SONGS! Where Walks My True Love -- Baby Let Me Take You Dreaming -- Life Could Not Better Be -- The Maladjusted Jester -- My Heart Knows A Lovely Song! -- Outfox The Fox See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 January 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Hofnarr See more »Company Credits
Technical Specs
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
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1.85 : 1Did You Know?
Trivia
The "Now I can shoot and toot" speech during "The Maladjusted Jester" was previously said by Danny Kaye in his first feature role in Up in Arms See more »Goofs
When Hubert and Maid Jean are nearing King Roderick's castle, Sir Ravenhurst and Sir Locksley watch their arrival through telescopes, an invention of the 17th century. See more »Quotes
King: You spent some time in the Italian court?Hawkins: Why, yes. What better place to court Italians?
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Crazy Credits
During the opening credits, Danny Kaye dances around the credits while singing a song about the movie. The lyrics of the song relate to the credits. For instance, when the music credits go by he sings about the music and when the screenwriter credits go by he sings about the story. See more »Soundtracks
"I'll Take You Dreaming"Performed by Danny Kaye
Written by Sammy Cahn and Sylvia Fine
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Danny Kaye is excellent in this old fashioned family comedy mixed some musical numbers, slapstick humour with wonderful wit and wordplay. The story moves along regardless of the fact that some events occur just to set up some of the jokes, and also some of the editing effects in one scene are really dated! But you're laughing so much that it doesn't matter.
This is a wonderfully old fashioned family comedy that despite it's age still feels freshly funny and acts to show us how crude and ham-fisted comedies such as American Pie etc really are.
Go and find this and watch it today!…..Get it? Got it! Good!