The Court Jester (1955)
Table of contents
- Basic facts
- Links and resources
- Titles
- Crew
- Cast
- Companies
- About the film
- Plot summary
- Swedish censorship / rating
- Technical specifications
- Comments
- Original work
- Holdings Film
- Holdings Posters
- Holdings Archive materials
- Holdings Scripts
- Holdings Stills
- Holdings Promotion materials
Basic facts
| Original title | The Court Jester |
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| Film type | Feature |
| Category | Fiction |
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| Screenplay | |
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| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
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| Swedish release | 1956-05-28 |
Cast
Titles
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Crew
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| Production Manager |
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| Director of Photography |
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| Music |
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| Choreography |
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| Production Designer | |
| Film Editor | |
| Production Mixer |
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| Assistant Director |
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| Second Assistant Director |
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| Technical Advisor |
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| Second Unit Director |
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| Script Supervisor |
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| Unit Manager |
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| Assistant to the Producer | |
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| Unit Publicist |
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| Assistant Production Manager |
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| Camera Operator |
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| Special Photographic Effects |
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| Assistant Cameraman |
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| Gaffer |
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| Best Boy |
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| Key Grip |
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| Conductor |
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| Assistant Choreographer |
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| Set Decorator | |
| Propman |
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| Costume Designer | |
| Make-up Supervisor |
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| Hair Stylist |
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| Wardrobe |
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| Stunt |
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| Boom Operator |
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| Sound Editor |
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Cast
| Danny Kaye | Hubert Hawkins | ||
| Glynis Johns | jungfru Jean | ||
| Basil Rathbone | Sir Ravenhurst | ||
| Angela Lansbury | prinsessan Gwendolyn | ||
| Cecil Parker | kung Roderick | ||
| Mildred Natwick | Griselda | ||
| Robert Middleton | Sir Griswold | ||
| Michael Pate | Sir Locksley | ||
| Herbert Rudley | vaktkaptenen | ||
| Noel Drayton | Fergus | ||
| John Carradine | Giacomo | ||
| Edward Ashley | Black Fox (Svarta Räven) | ||
| Alan Napier | Sir Brockhurst | ||
| Lewis Martin | Sir Finsdale | ||
| Patrick Aherne | Sir Pertwee | ||
| Richard Kean | ärkebiskopen |
Companies
| Production Company | Dena Enterprises | ||
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| Copyright | Dena Enterprises | 1956-02-01 | (LP5965) |
| Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) | Film AB Paramount | ||
| Distributor in Sweden (DVD) | Paramount Home Entertainment (Sweden) AB | 2007 |
Swedish censorship / rating
| Censorship number | 88072 |
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| Date | 1956-04-17 |
| Classification | Suitable for all audiences |
| Original length | 2770 meters |
| Notes | Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0. |
Technical specifications
| Aspect ratio | 1.85:1 (VistaVision) |
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| Sound type | Sound |
| Sound system | Western Electric Recording |
| Colour type | Colour |
| Colour system | Technicolor |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length in minutes | 101 min |
Production location
| 1955-03-18 | 1955-03-18 | |||||
| 1955-02-25 | 1955-03-12 | |||||
| 1954-11-22 | 1955-02-16 | |||||
| Paramount Studios | Hollywood, Kalifornien | USA | (ateljé) | |||
| Palos Verde, Kalifornien | USA | (exteriörer) |
Release dates
| First showing | 1955-12-25 | Japan | 101 min | |||
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| Other showing | 1956-01-27 | USA | 101 min | |||
| Release in Sweden | 1956-05-28 | Royal | Stockholm | Sweden | 101 min | |
| TV showing | 1996-03-09 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | |||
| 1998-06-07 | Kanal 5 | Sweden | ||||
| DVD release | 2007-04-25 | Sweden | ||||
| Cinematheque screening | 2017-04-16 | Filmhuset | Stockholm | Sweden | ||
| Cinematheque screening, archive copy | 2017-04-16 |
Soundtrack listing
| Original title | Life Could Not Better Be | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Sammy Cahn | ||
| Singer | Danny Kaye |
| Original title | Outfox the Fox | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Sammy Cahn | ||
| Performed by | Danny Kaye | |
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| Original title | Baby, Let Me Take You Dreaming | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Sammy Cahn | ||
| Singer | Danny Kaye |
| Original title | My Heart Knows a Love Song | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Sammy Cahn | ||
| Singer | Danny Kaye |
| Original title | The Maladjusted Jester | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Singer | Danny Kaye | |
| Dancer | Danny Kaye |
| Original title | Where Walks My True Love | |
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| Composer | Sylvia Fine | |
| Lyrics | Sylvia Fine | |
| Sammy Cahn |
Related films
| Precious Images (1986) | The Court Jester (1955) |
Holdings Film
The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se
| Element type | |
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| Item base | Acetate |
| Carrier type | 35 mm |
| Length | 2729 |
Holdings Posters
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | About 70 x 100 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
| Size | Smaller than 40 x 75 cm |
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| Quantity | 2 |
Holdings Scripts
| Script type | Inspelningsmanus |
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| Language | English |
Holdings Stills
| Black and white print | SET |
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| Colour prints | 5 |
| Slides | 1 |
| Album | No |
Holdings Promotion materials
| Type | Program/Reklamtryck |
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