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.| Status: | Released (1955-12-24) |
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| Awards: | 1 win & 1 nomination total |
| Screen: | Norman Panama, Melvin Frank |
| Productions: | Dena Enterprises, Paramount Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 70668: Danny Kaye - Hubert Hawkins
- 5826: Glynis Johns - Maid Jean
- 8727: Basil Rathbone - Sir Ravenhurst
- 14730: Angela Lansbury - Princess Gwendolyn
- 14300: Cecil Parker - King Roderick I
- 12969: Mildred Natwick - Griselda
- 29363: Robert Middleton - Sir Griswold
Crews
- 70672: Vic Schoen - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 52593: Van Cleave - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 50577: Norman Panama - Screenplay - Writing
- 50577: Norman Panama - Producer - Production
- 50577: Norman Panama - Director - Directing
- 50567: Melvin Frank - Producer - Production
- 50567: Melvin Frank - Screenplay - Writing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Discretion is for fools and simpletons. From the opening credits as Danny Kaye sings dressed as a harlequin jester you get the impression that this film will be a joyous romp, and so it is. Perhaps the most talked about film in Kaye's CV (even though it lost close to two million d ....
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Really entertaining and all around fun musical parody featuring a charismatic performance from David Kaye and also has Basil Rathbone serviceable as the villain. Also nice having Glynis Johns and Angela Lansbury in there, Johns particularly stunning. **3.75/5**
Continue reading ->sykobanana
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Oh, this is a gem of celluloid that just keeps giving joy. An adventure, comedy, romance, musical made for the whole family. A movie written specifically for one actor (who then agrees to play the central part) doesnt happen often, let alone have that role portrayed with perfecti ....
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