THE COURT JESTER
“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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“A vibrant movie poster for 'The Court Jester' features a large, smiling man in a jester's costume, split red and blue, holding a small jester puppet and a lute.”
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