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The Court Jester: Full Cast & Crew 1956 Musical/Comedy
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). While Jean takes the baby to an abbey, Hawkins gains access to the court by impersonating the king's jester, unaware that the jester is really an assassin hired by scheming Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone). When Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury) falls for Hawkins, a witch secretly aids him in becoming a knight. Released: Jan 27, 1956 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Melvin Frank Director, Screenwriter, Producer Norman Panama Director, Screenwriter, Producer Danny Kaye Hubert Hawkins Actor, Executive Producer Glynis Johns Maid Jean Actor Basil Rathbone Sir Ravenhurst Actor Angela Lansbury Princess Gwendolyn Actor Cecil Parker King Roderick I Actor Mildred Natwick Griselda Actor Robert Middleton Sir Griswold Actor Michael Pate Sir Locksley Actor Herbert Rudley Captain of the Guard Actor Noel Drayton Fergus Actor Edward Ashley Black Fox Actor John Carradine Giacomo Actor Alan Napier Sir Brockhurst Actor Lewis Martin Sir Finsdale Actor Patrick Aherne Sir Pertwee Actor Richard Kean Archbishop Actor Larry Pennell Novice Knight (uncredited) Actor Sylvia Fine Executive Producer Ray June Cinematographer Ray Rennahan Cinematographer Tom McAdoo Film Editing Walter Scharf Original Music Vic Schoen Original Music Roland Anderson Art Director Hal Pereira Art Director Sam Comer Set Decoration Arthur Krams Set Decoration Edith Head Costume Design Yvonne Wood Costume Design