The Court Jester Page #8

Synopsis: The throne of rightful king of England, the small babe with the purple pimpernel birthmark, has been usurped by the evil King Roderick. Only the Black Fox can restore the true king to the throne--and all he needs is the king's key to a secret tunnel. And while he's trying to steal it, someone has to change the king's diapers. The task falls to Hawkins, the gentlest member of the Fox's band. The Fox's lieutenant, Maid Jean, guards Hawkins and the babe while they travel, but when they meet the King's new jester on the road, they decide to initiate a daring plan for Hawkins to replace him, become an intimate at the court, and steal the key. So, humble Hawkins becomes Giacomo: the king of jesters and jester to the king. But things begin to get zany when the King's daughter falls for Giacomo, the King falls for Jean, people randomly sing what are supposed to be recognition codes, and a witch with very effective spells (and poison pellets) begins to interfere.
Production: Paramount Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win.
 
IMDB:
7.9
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Year:
1955
101 min
1,667 Views


and the honorable exploits

that you have done,

having given proof of that honor,

having given proof of that honor...

as always as is the part of

a good and faithful subject,

I hereby dub thee

knight of the realm,

defender of the soil,

protector of the crown,

and a fit consort for the

princess Gwendolyn the fair.

Arise, Sir Giacomo.

Now, if any knight present

objects to this marriage,

let him now step forward

or forever hold his tongue.

I.

I, Griswold of Mackalwane

do so object.

Very good,

'dya hear that, sire?

I too love the princess and

would fight for her heart.

I hereby challenge in

mortal combat Giacomo!

Giacomo! Knight of the

realm! Defender of the soil!

And protector of the crown!

Woo!

You won't have to fight,

I'll send a message,

the Black Fox will come

and fight in your place!

The Black Fox?

Get up, accept

the challenge!

Uh... Black Fox,

huh? Eh...

he'll come and fight

in my place? - Yes.

You're sure he'll come?

Well, if it's mortal combat you want,

then mortal combat you shall have,

and at the hands of Giacomo,

knight of the realm,

defender of the soil,

protector of the crown...

protector of the crown!

Oo, oh.

Good stock.

Good battle. Good bye!

Your escorts to see

you safely to the lists.

The the lists?

Very clever, father.

Well, chivalry is

chivalry, you know.

Yes, I know.

May the best man win.

Remember this..

if he dies, you die.

To the Fox, at once!

We have bigger game.

Get him!

Griswold has challenged the

jester to mortal combat.

The jester! - Yes

The maid Jean requests that

you come and fight in his stead.

The timbers have fallen and

great rocks block the passage!

Can it be cleared?

- Impossible!

With no passage, we

can make no diversion,

and with no

diversion, no attack!

Is there any opening?

No more than that, sir.

Barely enough for a child!

A child, a child...

or perhaps...! My horse!

Where go you?

To save Hawkins?

No, to save England!

Then Hawkins must die!

Yes. But if my plan succeeds,

I assure you, Hubert Hawkins

will not have died in vain!

By order of his sovereign lord

highness, King Roderick the First,

this royal tournament

is officially begun!

Where's the Black Fox

What's delayed him?

There's rain in the hills,

perhaps the river is swollen.

He'll be taking the coast road.

You better have a look.

Good stock.

The first contest will be

a battle to the death

for the hand of

the fair Gwendolyn.

It will be fought by Sir Griswold of

Mackalwane and Sir Giacomo of Italy.

These two bold knights

will choose weapons,

and enter upon

the field of honor,

and fight in mortal combat

until one of them lies dead.

Run for your life.

No, they'd... they'd only

catch me and kill me.

Can you ever forgive me?

There's nothing to forgive.

Dear Hawkins.

Sir Giacomo! You

should be in armor!

And you, maid

Jean, in the stands.

If I die, just pray

that I die bravely.

You'll not die, you'll

not have to fight him.

Griswold dies as

he drinks the toast.

What?

Listen. I have put a pellet of

poison in one of the vessels.

Which one? - The one with

the figure of a pestle.

The vessel with

the pestle? - Yes.

But you don't want the

vessel with the pestle,

you want the chalice

from the palace!

I-I don't want the

vessel with the pestle,

I want the chalice

from the what?

The chalice from the palace!

It's a little crystal chalice

with a figure of a palace.

Th-the chalice from the palace

have the pellet with the poison?

No, the pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle.

Oh, oh, the pestle

with the vessel.

The vessel with the pestle.

What about the palace

from the chalice?

Not the palace from the chalice!

The chalice from the palace!

Where's the pellet

with the poison?

In the vessel with the pestle!

Don't you see? The pellet with the

poison's in the vessel with the pestle.

The chalice from the palace

has the brew that is true!

It's so easy, I can say it!

Well then you fight him!

Listen carefully.

The pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle,

the chalice from the palace

has the brew that is true.

Where the pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle,

the chalice from the palace

has the brew that is true.

Good man!

- Just remember that.

Sir Giacomo!

Sir Giacomo, into your armor!

And you, to your

place in the pavilion.

The pellet with the poison...

the pellet with the poison is

in the vessel with the pestle,

the chalice from the palace

has the true that is brew. Eh...

brew that is tru-

The pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle,

the chalice from the palace

has the true that is brew.

Eh, brew that is true. Eh.

The chestle with the pal- eh,

eh, palace with the...

Look out!

Hurry, now, get

into your armor!

The pestle with t...

the pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle,

the palace from the chalice

has the brew that is blue.

Eh, no...

The pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle.

The cha- eh, the

pellet with the plip...

the pellet with the poisle's in

the vessel with the plazzle.

Eh, the plazzle with the

vlessle. Eh, the the bless...

The vessel with the plozle

is the plazzle with the...

Come along, Sir Giacomo.

His majesty is waiting.

The pestle with the poilet...

And take your helmet!

Thank you.

The pellet with the poisley's

from chalice with the pazley.

Oh, hello, my dear,

it's nice to see y-

I've got it!

I've got it.

The pellet with the poison's

in the vessel with the pestle,

the chalice from the palace has

the brew that is true, right?

Right. But there's

been a change.

They broke the chalice

from the palace.

They broke the chalice

from the palace?

And replaced it with a flagon.

Flagon.

- With a figure of a dragon.

Flagon with a

dragon. - Right.

Did you put the pellet with the

poison in the vessel with the pestle?

No! The pellet with the poison's

in the flagon with the dragon,

the vessel with the pestle

has the brew that is true!

The pellet with the poison's

in the flagon with the dragon,

the vessel with the pestle

has the brew that is true.

Just remember that.

Yes, thank you very much.

The pellet with the chasley,

eh... the pellet with the poison is

in the pasley with the chazzle.

Eh, just remember that.

Beware of the drinks.

One of them is poisoned.

Poisoned! Are you sure?

I heard the witch.

The poisel with the

plesley is the chaz... eh...

The pellet with the poison's

in the flagon with the dragon,

the pestle with the pizzle...

the pizzle with the f- the,

the, the viss... - No, no, no...

The pellet with the poisley

is the chalice with the... he he

...Vessel with the pestle.

The vessel with the pestle

has the brew that is true.

Right. Don't forget it.

The palace with the

dragon... no, no, no.

The knights will

approach each other!

The pellet with the poisle is

in the flaggle with the chalice.

The poison's in the

dragon with the pestle.

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Norman Panama

Norman Kaye Panama (April 21, 1914 – January 13, 2003) was an American screenwriter and film director born in Chicago, Illinois. He collaborated with a former schoolfriend, Melvin Frank, to form a writing partnership which endured for three decades. He also wrote gags for comedians such as Bob Hope's radio program and for Groucho Marx. The most famous films he directed were Li'l Abner (1959), the Danny Kaye film The Court Jester (1956), and the Bob Hope film How to Commit Marriage (1969). He wrote Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), Road to Utopia (1946), and The Court Jester, among other movies. He won an Edgar Award for A Talent for Murder (1981), a play he co-wrote with Jerome Chodorov. Panama continued to write and direct through the 1980s. He died in 2003 in Los Angeles, California, aged 88, from complications of Parkinson's disease. more…

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