The Court Jester(1955)
We asked Shakespeare and Francis Bacon would they declare which one wrote this and they both said, “Get outta here!”
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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Hubert Hawkins
Maid Jean
Sir Ravenhurst
Princess Gwendolyn
King Roderick I
Griselda
Sir Griswold
Sir Locksley
Captain of the Guard
Fergus
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