WATCH THE COURT JESTER MOVIE

This movie has literally everything I could ever want. Stumbling his way through a wealth of misunderstandings and mishaps, with the help of Maid Jean and a few other friends he manages to prove himself a true hero. When there is a raid on their camp, Hawkins and Maid Jean ( Glynis Johns), one of the FoxвЂ™s commanders, escape with the child but wind up at the castle, where Hawkins impersonates the renowned court jester/secret assassin Giacomo so that he can get close to the king.

You know the one: вЂњThe pellet with the poisonвЂ™s in the vessel with the pestle, the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!вЂќ And itвЂ™s certainly one of his best.ДЄ former circus entertainer existing some time in the Middle Ages, the kind-hearted Hubert Hawkins (Kaye) has joined up with the Black Fox, a Robin Hood-esque character whose forest-dwelling group protects the true heir to the throne (a baby with the royal birthmark), and fights to win him back the crown. I would wager that aside from his role in White Christmas (which is likely much better remembered for Bing Crosby), KayeвЂ™s most known film is The Court Jester. Like OвЂ™Connor, he is an acrobatic dancer and effervescent comedian, though he became known for his tongue twisters and fast-paced singing (with songs written by his awesome wife, Sylvia Fine). Though massively talented and featured prominently in many films in the 1940s and вЂ™50s вЂ“В eventually even securing his own television show in the вЂ™60s вЂ“ for some reason Danny Kaye has not made much of a lasting impression in more recent decades.В HeвЂ™s been one of my favorite actors since middle school, after I briefly mistook him for Donald OвЂ™Connor when I caught a scene from A Song Is Born on TV.

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