1/8/2024 0 Comments The court jester cast![]() It’s been awhile since I’ve seen that other DK biggie ‘Walter Mitty’ (so I’ll have to see how that strikes me once I revisit) – and I’m not an overwhelming fan of Kaye’s. So I suppose I veer from the assessment to a noticeable degree. While The Secret Life of Walter Mitty remains my favorite Kaye film, The Court Jester is beloved by many, and should be seen at least once by all film fanatics.Ī delightful must – as entertaining as it is timeless! The amusing final swashbuckling encounter between Kaye and Rathbone.The justifiably famous “pestle in the vessel” sequence.Watch for Angela Lansbury, Basil Rathbone, Mildred Natwick, and John Carradine (among others) in nicely turned supporting roles. So the Duke got the Duchess, the Duchess got the Doge, and the Doge got the Duke! Now the Duke ducked, the Doge dodged, and the Duchess didn’t. The Duchess dove at the Duke just when the Duke dove at the Doge. This lively scene is indicative of the film’s overall infectious sense of wordplay - as in the following exchange (Kaye’s tongue is limber indeed!): I find the film on the whole not all that amusing or particularly inventive, but there are some enjoyable sequences - most memorably, of course, Kaye’s confusion over a “vessel with a pestle” and a “chalice from the palace”, one of which is poisonous and the other of which contains “brew that is true”. As in most of his other films, Kaye is cast here as a mild-mannered nebbish who is suddenly thrust into a world of excitement and danger, and must call upon inner resources to help save the day (all while tentatively romancing a beautiful leading lady - in this case, Glynis Johns). Get it?”Ī lowly performer (Danny Kaye) helps a revolutionary maiden (Glynis Johns) restore the rightful heir - a baby with a purple pimpernel birth mark - to the throne of England by going undercover as a court jester.Īlong with his title roles in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) and Hans Christian Andersen (1952), Danny Kaye is probably best known for his performance in this spoof of Robin Hood-era swashbucklers. “I’d like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. Finally he narrates the ending of Season 1's story in a song. When Galavant is thought to be dead he causes a distraction and gets the keys from the guard in order to escape, later being freed by Gareth as part of his plan. The Jester is with all the other prisoners that Madalena and Kinglsy have locked up as Galavant begins an escape plan, realising that he and Sid have nothing to do but provide humor. Angered by his sudden act of conscience, she has him sent off into the dungeon as punishment. Guilt that he feels he can not continue his affair with Madalena. However, after bonding with the King, the Jester begins to feel guilt. Afterwards, Madalena still refuses to give up her affairs and tries to have another tryst with the Jester. So much so that he aids King Richard during his performance to make the Queen laugh. Its during this that the Jester develops a friendship like bond with the King. Though his jokes often vary, he agrees to teach the King some old classic acts to make her laugh. Desperate to win his wife, he begs the Jester to teach him how to make her laugh. ![]() He believes Madalena wants the Jester because of his sense of humor. His affair is later revealed to the King who seems furious at first. The Jester complies and eagerly throws himself at her while the Queen screams his name (" Pilot"). The Jester starts to tell a knock-knock joke but the Queen cuts him off and beckons him to bed. ![]() The Queen was present to his expositional performance and asked the Jester to stop and return to doing what he's good at. His meta musical number included asking viewers to return for the further adventures of Galavant. Later in his bedroom, the Jester is breaking the fourth wall and singing the narrative of the show. The Queen decided to personally thank the Jester in private for his performance as the King continued to miss the obvious. Gareth noticed the flirting going on between Madalena and the Jester and agreed with the King's assessment. King Richard was struggling to understand a joke the Jester told, believing he was missing something. The only one appreciative of his efforts was Madalena who loudly applauded after his routine was over. In Valencia, The Jester was in the castle failing to amuse anyone in the court with some bad jokes he was telling. When he later broke up with Madalena out of guilt for dating a married woman, the queen tossed him into the dungeon. The King remained completely oblivious to this, although it is obvious to everyone else in the court. It has been revealed that he was having an affair with Queen Madalena for some time. Not much has been told about the Jester's past history.
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