The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
221 audience votes
Key crew
- Melvin FrankDirector
- Norman PanamaDirector
- Norman PanamaScreenplay
- Melvin FrankScreenplay
- Vic SchoenOriginal Music Composer
- Walter ScharfOriginal Music Composer
- Van CleaveOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Danny KayeHubert Hawkins
- Glynis JohnsMaid Jean
- Basil RathboneSir Ravenhurst
- Angela LansburyPrincess Gwendolyn
- Cecil ParkerKing Roderick I
- Mildred NatwickGriselda
- Robert MiddletonSir Griswold
- Michael PateSir Locksley
- Herbert RudleyCaptain of the Guard
- Noel DraytonFergus
- John CarradineGiacomo
- Edward AshleyBlack Fox