Court Jester

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Court Jester ★★★½ 1956

Swashbuckling comedy stars Danny Kaye as a former circus clown who teams up with a band of outlaws trying to dethrone a tyrant king. Kaye poses as the court jester so he can learn of the evil king's intentions. Filled with more color, more song, and more truly funny lines than any three comedies put together, this is Kaye's best performance. ♫They'll Never Outfox the Fox; Baby, Let Me Take You Dreaming; My Heart Knows a Lovely Song; The Maladjusted Jester. 101m/C VHS, DVD . Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, John Carradine, Mildred Natwick, Robert Middleton; D: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama; W: Norman Panama; C: Ray June; M: Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine, Vic Schoen. Natl. Film Reg. '04.

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