---
title: 'The Court Jester (1956)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Melvin Frank'
released: '1956-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Music'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-court-jester-1956'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049096/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Court Jester (1956)

1956 · 101 min · Music · United States


## Synopsis

The Court Jester is a 1955 American historical musical comedy film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, and Cecil Parker. The film was written, produced, and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank for distribution by Paramount Pictures. It was released in Technicolor and the VistaVision widescreen format.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank), [Norman Panama](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-panama)
- **Screenplay:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Producer:** [Melvin Frank](https://cinepixo.com/people/melvin-frank)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sylvia Fine](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-fine)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ray June](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-june)

## Cast

- [Billy Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-curtis)
- [Lewis Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-martin)
- [Robert Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-middleton)
- [Alan Napier](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-napier)
- [Herbert Rudley](https://cinepixo.com/people/herbert-rudley)
- [Michael Pate](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pate)
- [Glynis Johns](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynis-johns)
- [John Carradine](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carradine)
- [Angela Lansbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-lansbury)
- [Edward Ashley-Cooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ashley-cooper)
- [Cecil Parker](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecil-parker)
- [Danny Kaye](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-kaye)
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone)
- [Mildred Natwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/mildred-natwick)

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