The court jester griselda3/15/2023 Danny Kaye passing the knight tests is worth the price of admission! So that a jealous suitor can meet him in a jousting tournament, which the Princess is determined that he win. Until the king decides to make him a knight. But when the princess reveals her love for the commoner ‘Giacomo’, he’s going to be killed. And later Griselda poisons the men that ‘Giacomo’ is expected to kill, in a very funny moment. The real Giacomo is not only a gifted jester but an assasin as well. Candidate passes!īut before then, Basil Rathbone’s character wants to meet with Giacomo for a different reason. More along this line happens later when in a hilarious sword fight with the villainous Sir Ravenhurst, played wonderfully by Basil Rathbone. And every time someone snaps their fingers, Danny Kaye’s character changes from the bumbling Hubert to the swashbuckling suitor. This leads to a hilarious scene where Danny Kaye is in the princess’ bedroom when her father comes in. Until Griselda persuades her that the newly-arrived Giacomo is her one true love.īeing a bit of a witch (or hypnotist) Griselda hypnotizes “Giacomo” into being a brave, foolhardy suitor for the princess. And the princess has had all that she intends to put up with. Her maid Griselda has been promising that her “true love” is about to appear. At the castle is the king’s romantically-frustrated daughter, Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury). Once they are at the castle, misunderstandings and changing personalities come fast and furious. While ‘Giacomo’ is on the way to the castle, the pretty Maid Jean is taken by the king’s guards to the castle as well. The next morning is off to the castle, while Maid Jean plans to take the infant to safety. Frightened but willing, Hubert (Danny Kaye) impersonates Giacomo. By whistling a certain tune, and open the hidden passage so that the Black Fox and his men can storm the castle. H e must impersonate Giacomo, sneak into the castle, meet their “inside man” there. Giacomo (pronounced Jock-o-mo), king of jesters, and jester to the king! King of jesters!Ī quick blow to the head later, Maid Jean reveals her plan to Danny Kaye. They are interrupted by another traveler seeking refuge from the storm. A fter revealing their true love for each other, and revealing the rebels’ plan needing to sneak into the castle for the audience’s sake …. They stay in a stable for shelter from a storm. A very, very funny scene – ‘she stutters’. He supposedly has to ‘interpret’ for his ‘deaf granddaughter’ when interrogated by the king’s men. Driving the cart Danny Kaye pretends to be an old man. The babe is hidden inside a secret compartment in a cart. He and Maid Jean (played by Glynnis Johns) must take the child to safety. In charge of the infant is Hubert Hawkins, a carnival performer played wonderfully by Danny Kaye. The king is only a baby, with the tell-tale birthmark, a purple pimpernel, on his royal bottom. They’re determined to put the rightful king of England on the throne. The film begins in medieval England with a band of outlaws led by the Black Fox. I can safely say that The Court Jester with Danny Kaye is one of the funniest movies that I’ve ever seen.
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