The supporting cast includes Mildred Natwick (Griselda), Robert Middleton (Sir Griswold), Michael Pate (Sir Locksley), Herbert Rudley (Captain of the Guard), Noel Drayton (Fergus), John Carradine (Giacomo), Alan Napier (Sir Brockhurst), Lewis Martin (Sir Finsdale) and Patrick Aherne (Sir Pertwee).
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on 30 reviews, with a weighted average rating of 8/10. 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. Jesters were also itinerant performers who entertained common folk at fairs and town markets. Written by The film also required 100 minutes of music for Schoen to compose and arrange. It goes without saying that he is perfectly cast here, and his swashbuckling duel with a bewitched Giacomo is a lark. In this swashbuckling comic farce, star Danny Kaye is kind-hearted entertainer Hawkins who disguises himself as the legendary king of jesters, Giacomo. This adventurous musical-comedy takes place in England after a Coup d'état that leaves the rightful king without a throne.
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? The task falls to Hubert Hawkins (Danny Kaye), the gentlest member of the Fox's band. The Black Fox and his band of rebels rescue the true king, an infant with the royal "purple pimpernel" birthmark on his backside. do some clowning and do some sword fighting. The film was both written & directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank. However, the real Black Fox sends the midgets through the secret passage, and they rescue Hawkins, Jean, and the baby. So, humble Hawkins becomes Giacomo: the King of jesters and jester to the King. The Court Jester Lord Ravenhurst is replaced by an unnamed evil king, and Jean is also dropped from the tale.
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