The Court Jester 68 years old

We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon, "Would they declare which one wrote this?" and they both said, "Get outta there!"

The Court Jester

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.

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The Court Jester Cast

Name Character
Angela Lansbury She was 30, now 98 years old as Princess Gwendolyn
John Carradine He was 49, 82 years old when he died as Giacomo
Danny Kaye He was 43, 74 years old when he died as Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns She was 32, now 100 years old as Maid Jean
Cecil Parker He was 58, 73 years old when he died as King Roderick I
Basil Rathbone She was 63, 75 years old when she died as Sir Ravenhurst
Patrick Aherne He was 55, 69 years old when he died as Sir Pertwee
Alan Napier He was 53, 85 years old when he died as Sir Brockhurst
Herbert Rudley He was 45, 96 years old when he died as Captain of the Guard
Michael Pate He was 35, 88 years old when he died as Sir Locksley
Mildred Natwick She was 50, 89 years old when she died as Griselda
Edward Ashley He was 51, 95 years old when he died as Black Fox
Noel Drayton He was 42, 68 years old when he died as Fergus
Robert Middleton He was 44, 66 years old when he died as Sir Griswold

The Court Jester Crew

Name Department
Walter Scharf as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (92) years old when He died Sound
Hal Pereira as Art Direction. He was 50 (78) years old when He died Art
Sam Comer as Set Decoration. He was 62 (81) years old when He died Art
Arthur Krams as Set Decoration. He was 43 (73) years old when He died Art
John Cope as Sound Recordist. He was 52 (51) years old when He died Sound
Harry Lindgren as Sound Recordist. He was 44 (80) years old when He died Sound
Ray June as Director of Photography. He was 60 (63) years old when He died Camera
Tom McAdoo as Editor. Editing
Roland Anderson as Art Direction. He was 52 (85) years old when He died Art
Melvin Frank as Director. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Directing
Melvin Frank as Producer. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Production
Melvin Frank as Screenplay. He was 42 (75) years old when He died Writing
Norman Panama as Director. He was 41 (88) years old when He died Directing
Norman Panama as Producer. He was 41 (88) years old when He died Production
Norman Panama as Screenplay. He was 41 (88) years old when He died Writing
Van Cleave as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (60) years old when He died Sound
Vic Schoen as Original Music Composer. He was 39 (83) years old when He died Sound
Vic Schoen as Conductor. He was 39 (83) years old when He died Sound
John P. Fulton as Special Effects. He was 53 (62) years old when He died Crew
Hal C. Kern as Producer's Assistant. He was 61 (90) years old when He died Production
Yvonne Wood as Costume Designer. She was 41 (84) years old when She died Costume & Make-Up
The Court Jester poster
The Court Jester (68 years)

We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon, "Would they declare which one wrote this?" and they both said, "Get outta there!"

  • Release day: Saturday, December 24, 1955
  • Runtime: 101 minutes
  • Budget: 4000000.00