#The court jester cast movie#

Jean steals back the key, and Fergus sends it by pigeon to the real Black Fox, but is caught and tortured to death by Ravenhurst's men. He convinces Roderick to rush Hawkins through the trials to become a knight so he can duel Griswold, ostensibly so Griswold can kill the jester but really so the Black Fox can eliminate Griswold. Ravenhurst learns that Giacomo never arrived and concludes that Hawkins, having 'sabotaged' the alliance, must be the Black Fox. Griswold arrives, but Gwendolyn declares her love for 'Giacomo', and Hawkins is arrested and jailed. Griselda, meanwhile, poisons the three lords' cups to prevent the alliance. He manages to distract the king and crowd from noticing the basket with a well-received performance, and Jean rescues the basket. Fergus gives him the basket with the baby, but before he can get it to safety, Hawkins is called before the king. Hawkins forgets all this once the spell is gone. Hawkins is put under a hypnotic spell by Griselda, and in that state woos the princess, receives his orders to kill the three lords from Ravenhurst, and gets the key from Jean, but loses it back to the king. Jean sneaks into the palace and steals a key to a secret passage from King Roderick's chambers. Prior to his arrival, Fergus the Hostler, the true confederate, met up with Jean and hid the baby in a basket. However, Ravenhurst unwittingly appears at his whistle signal, so Hawkins allies himself with him instead. Hawkins, unaware of both these things, enters the castle and tries to make contact with a rebel confederate. Gwendolyn decides to kill Griselda for lying to her, until Griselda promises Giacomo as her prophesied lover. The Lord Ravenhurst tells a friend that Giacomo is actually an assassin whom he hired to kill Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertwee, to prevent the alliance. Hawkins heads for the castle, and Jean travels on alone, but is captured by the king's men, who were ordered to bring the fairest wenches to the king's court. Jean knocks him out and tells Hawkins to steal his identity. They meet the king's newly hired jester, Giacomo, on the road. The King's men find their hideout, so Hawkins and another rebel, Maid Jean, are ordered to disguise themselves as wine merchants and take the baby to safety. Hubert Hawkins, the Black Fox's minstrel, brings a troupe of acrobat- midgets from the carnival to replace him so he can fight, but the Black Fox refuses. Gwendolyn objects, for the castle witch Griselda fortold a more gallant lover.

Lords Brockhurst, Finsdale, and Pertwee convince the king to seek alliance with Sir Griswold of MacElwain, by offering him Roderick's daughter Gwendolyn in marriage. They harass Roderick and his men while guarding the baby. The Black Fox and his band of rebels rescue the true king, an infant with the royal 'purple pimpernel' birthmark on his backside. King Roderick the Tyrant, having sent Lord Ravenhurst to slaughter the Royal Family of England, usurps the throne. being deemed 'culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant' and recommended for preservation. In 2004, The Court Jester was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.

Though the film was not fiscally successful upon release, it has grown to be a beloved classic, earning high scores on Rotten Tomatoes. Get it?' 'Got it.' 'Good!' and the classic vessel-pestle tongue-twister: 'The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!' The story is abundant with slap-stick comedy and comedic exchanges such as 'I'd like to get in, get on with it, get it over with, and get out. His adventure is complicated by sorcerery, by the villainous Lord Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone), mistaken identity, and all manner of humorous missteps.

#The court jester cast movie#

He navigates all manner of silly situations and spoofs which lampoon the swashbuckling, knighthood, derring-do movie genre. The story follows Hubert Hawkings (Danny Kaye), a buffoon and lowly member of the Black Fox's band, in his escapades involving palace intrigue, a romance with a princess, and a daring plot. 'The Black Fox' and his band of ragtag rebels, reminiscent of Robin Hood and his merry band of men, seek to return the throne to the rightful king. In medieval England, there is a struggle to restore the throne to the rightful heir who is an infant with a distinguishing purple pimpernel birthmark. It was released in Technicolor and the VistaVision widescreen format. The movie was written, produced, and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama for Paramount Pictures. The Court Jester is a 1955 musical-comedy, medieval romance, costume drama film starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury and Cecil Parker.