Product: The Court Jester [VHS] (1956)
Rating: 5.0
"...a jester unemployed is nobody's fool"
I think the court Jester is one of the cleverest comedies ever made, a spoof on Robin Hood linked by Basil Rathbone as the villian in both films, but done with intelligence ~ a seamless mixture of high and low comedy.The way the plots are interwoven boarders on genius ~ a real comedy of errors.If you haven't seen this 1955 film, you're in for a treat. The supporting cast including Cecil Parker and Basil Rathbone is so good that Court Jester is almost an ensemble piece.The comic timing of Danny Kaye, Mildred Natwick, and Glynis Johns in the "vessel with the pestle" skit is classic humour.Danny Kaye, whatever else, was a multi-talented man: sing, dance, clown he was great at all and this one it truly family entertainment. The kids will love Kaye's sight gags and clowning and the parents will "get" the clever word plays.