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.
Acting
Danny Kaye's hypnotic quick-change between coward and killer.
Writing
The legendary 'vessel with the pestle' tongue-twister sequence.
Costume
Technicolor medieval pageantry that pops off the screen.
Director
Norman Panama
Danny Kaye
Hubert Hawkins
Glynis Johns
Maid Jean
Basil Rathbone
Sir Ravenhurst
Angela Lansbury
Princess Gwendolyn
Cecil Parker
King Roderick I
Mildred Natwick
Griselda
Robert Middleton
Sir Griswold
Michael Pate
Sir Locksley
Herbert Rudley
Captain of the Guard
Noel Drayton
Fergus
John Carradine
Giacomo
Edward Ashley
Black Fox
Alan Napier
Sir Brockhurst
Patrick Aherne
Sir Pertwee
Lewis Martin
Sir Finsdale
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The famous 'vessel with the pestle' patter took weeks to perfect; Kaye supposedly drove the crew crazy rehearsing it.
This was Angela Lansbury's first major film role and Basil Rathbone's last significant swashbuckling appearance, bookending an era.
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