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The Court Jester

1955 · 101 min · Director: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank ★ IMDb 7.8 · 15,305 ratings

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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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The Court Jester (1955) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Joy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Adventure, Music. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 7.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 76/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Humor
Tension
Excitement
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 13 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension47 %22 %47 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension48 %28 %45 %23 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Humor46 %38 %33 %19 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Humor48 %41 %21 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Love51 %40 %29 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 28′Humor51 %43 %39 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 33′Humor55 %51 %34 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 38′Humor64 %61 %28 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 43′Humor64 %57 %35 %30 %
47.5 %≈ 48′Tension61 %52 %41 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 53′Humor64 %59 %39 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 58′Humor61 %57 %43 %31 %
62.5 %≈ 63′Humor55 %51 %46 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 68′Humor54 %51 %44 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 73′Humor61 %59 %48 %39 %
77.5 %≈ 78′Humor69 %65 %56 %48 %
82.5 %≈ 83′Humor70 %50 %64 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 88′Tension71 %31 %68 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 93′Excitement72 %32 %65 %60 %
97.5 %≈ 98′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Basil Rathbone

Sir Ravenhurst

Angela Lansbury

Princess Gwendolyn

MN
Mildred Natwick

Griselda

MP
Michael Pate

MP
Michael Pate

Sir Locksley

ND
Noel Drayton

EA
Edward Ashley

Black Fox

Alan Napier

Sir Brockhurst

PA
Patrick Aherne

Sir Pertwee

LM
Lewis Martin

Sir Finsdale

RK
Richard Kean

Archbishop

LB
Leo Britt

Sir Bertram

JI
John Irving

Gate House Guard

Details

Directed by
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Written by
Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Type
Movies
Released
1955
Runtime
101 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.8 · 15,305 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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