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• The court jester song movie#

One more sequence…the one with the “vestle with the pestle” bit and the joust with the “grim and gruesome grisly Griswold.” Even if I replaced it with a blog with a figure of a frog. Those who know “The Court Jester” also know that this running dialog isn’t even the most famous from the film, but I figured a blog titled “the vessel with the pestle has the pellet with the poison, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is ” would be a bit much. Appearing in smaller roles (but still recognizable to modern audiences) are Alan Napier (who portrayed Alfred in the TV’s Batman) and John Carradine, who puts in a short day’s work as the real court jester, Giacomo. Banks in Mary Poppins) as Maid Jean and Mildred Natwick as Griselda. (goes out window) Tally ho! Ho ho!Ĭo-starring in this classic comedy are Glynis Johns (Mrs. Are you sure you can dispose of my lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertry? This is the key to the secret passageway.

Princess: It is a miracle! The gods who sent you have also provided a means for our escape. Hawkins: Why do you think they call me incomparable, sire? Get it? Roderick: Excellent! Excellent! I trust the jester’s reputation is based on many years of accomplishment? Eh, why not let him select a suitable companion for your majesty?

Ravenhurst: It is said the incomparable Giacomo has a discerning eye for beauty. Hawkins: It may be the KEY to the whole plan, get it? I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. I don’t need to say much about the film’s plot, since there are so many fine sites out there which have gone before me (some of which are linked below).Įngaged with Kaye in this repeated repartee (it occurs five times in the film) are Basil Rathbone as Ravenhurst, Angela Lansbury as Princess Gwendolyn and Cecil Parker as King Roderick I:

The court jester song movie#

In fact, back in the pre-VCR days (when you had to wait for a movie to show up on TV to watch it), I actually made an audio tape of the entire film to help me memorize the dialog and the lyrics of Sylvia Fine’s marvelous tongue-twisting tunes. Well, “The Court Jester” has been my favorite live-action comedy film since I was a kid. Good.”? Searching for a link to the screenplay of The Court Jester (see below)? A big fan of Sylvia Fine’s clever patter songs? Can’t get enough information about one of Danny Kaye’s best-loved films? Welcome.Īs you probably suspect by now, the title of this blog comes from the 1956 Danny Kaye film, “The Court Jester,” specifically a running dialog exchange between Kaye’s character Hubert Hawkins (aka Giacomo) and three other characters. Googling for the name of the actor and the movie which begat the classic dialog/lines “Get it? Got it.