the greatest with a blade (the court jester 1955)- Danny Kaye

[fantasygurl101]

How on earth were they able to film this without just cracking up? It would be impossible for me.

[HTTPCore]

Is it Angela Lansbury from "murder she wrote"?

[HTTPCore]

Yes it is. Great :D

[Dakers11]

"With your permission".

[oreannekraft]

This is my favorite scene in the whole movie but helas: I cannot understand the witch.

I would so much like to know what the witch is telling him. Could anybody help please help me?

What I understand is this:

Tears of lizzard, ears of swine

??? kicked and guessed and soaked in brian ???

On your feet, you are not afraid.

You are the greatest with a blade.

[diane5254]

@oreannekraft

The second line is "chicken gizzards soaked in brine"

[TheGameFilmGuruMan]

@oreannekraft Tails of lizards, ears of swine, Chicken gizzards soaked in brine, On your feet, bee not afraid, You're the greatest with a blade! Earlier it's: Tails of lizards, ears of swine, Chicken gizzards soaked in brine, Now thy eyes with mine entwine, Thy will is broken, Thou art MINE!

[kimpunkrock]

When he is screaming and waving his arms, that was the funniest thing I have ever seen!

[talya73]

i think there will never be again actors like danny kaye and jerry lewis!!!!!!!

[talya73]

i think there will never be again actors like danny kaye and jerry lewis!!!!!!!

[customcartoons]

Wow I love it when geeky guys go all Errol Flynn! Gets me HAWT >:D

[danbuter]

I don't know how these guys couldn't keep for laughing while filming this. Great swordfight, absolutely ridiculous dialogue. Perfect scene!

[MrBazza86]

Kaye was brilliant at just about everything - dancer, actor, singer, Master Chef, 747 pilot, even aided his cardiac surgeon friend when doing heart operations etc etc

[kimpunkrock]

@MrBazza86 Danny Kayewas one of the most talented men to ever grace the screen, ever! No one like him, at all and never will be.

[Electricshrock]

Do you think that bit where he drops his sword and just starts screaming and waving his arms around was improvised?

[IreneSharda3]

The part with the candles was a nod to Basil Rathbone's earlier movie, The Mark of Zorro, where he and Tyrone Power did the same maneuver.

[Czernoblog]

Rathbone claimed that this was the only duel\he ever enjoyed losing on film.

[alexis13thirteen]

I love it when he panics.

[Statalyzer]

I love how he throws the cup away and it never makes the sound of hitting anything.

[WonderBOnTheOne]

Every time I watch this movie I laugh so hard it hurts! LOL Danny is just brilliant...

[McGrenzer]

Poor Rathbone, a good fencer, but always destined to be defeated by the "hero" of the picture, whether it's Errol Flynn or Danny Kaye. Even so, Basil looks pretty good for 63!

[McGrenzer]

Poor Rathbone, a good fencer, but always destined to be defeated by the "hero" of the picture, whether it's Errol Flynn or even Danny Kaye. Even so, Basil looks pretty good for 63!

[IzDiaries]

I had to order this one on DVD just so I'd have a copy for my future offspring. The look on Ravenhurst's face when Giacamo's skill level keeps changing from total amateur to genius fencer is hilarious.

[ensouls]

2:41 Utterly badass.

[fantasygurl101]

this is one of the best scenes in the entire film! i watched it for the first time in about 5 years last night and i thought "why the crud did we put off watching this movie for five years?" it was even funnier than i remembered it! the top 3 best scenes in this movie are: 1.Swordfight 2. Pellet with the poison 3.snapping scene in Gwendolyn's chambers.

those scenes = total LOL!!

[TheJomogogo]

@fantasygurl101

This movie deserves a remake but who would be good enough to match the performances of Kaye/Rathbone and the other great actors in this movie? This really was a special mix of people, everyone fit their roles just perfectly.

[thevampirefrog06]

@seansfc

Wait, did you just call Angela Lansbury a bitch? Is that even possible to do without terrible instant karmic retribution?

[onemooners]

love it

[FlippinBooks]

Oh my gosh, not only is this hilarious, but also one of the coolest movie swordfights ever.

If you want to see Basil Rathbone at the top of his fencing game, look up the duel from "The Mark of Zorro". He's fantastic in it.

[seansfc]

lol if he dies u die?!

what a bitch

[CrimsonSeraph121]

Gotta watch the movie, pal.

[seansfc]

tru lol was a joke

[tsardooka]

if you were ever going to have an actor as a president, why oh why could it not have been Danny Kaye

[fjccommish]

@tsardooka Because Reagan, you jump out of the weeds with a back handed attack nincompoop, was a great President.

[HarunConn]

plink

[shengxlong]

That was sooooo "Zoiberg" in the grey room haha.

[G285LNY]

In fact Rathbone was a champion fencer but even he said that Danny Kaye was so skilled in mimicry that he was his equal after only 3 days lessons. He was replaced by the ferncing choreographer cos he couldn't keep up with Kaye as he was 63 at the time.

[homfencing]

Yep....the great Ralph Faulkner himself. Kaye was excellent in stage combat.

[Xilluci]

@G285LNY fencing moves have showed! Steps, attacks, riposts etc. I'm a fencer too. :) Bloody fine fencing. :) Plus Danny is the fun of it. :)

[Statalyzer]

@G285LNY That, and although Danny Kaye didn't have fencing experience, he had incredible natural agility and reflexes which helped make up for it.

[Corchadarkelf12]

Tee-hee!! I love this scene!!! (Best part is when he pours the drink and then drinks while fighting. That takes mega skills!!)

[RREYNOLDS65]

@Corchadarkelf12 And toasts to Basil, "To your health"! Brilliant!

[TheGrumpy01]

even better when you consider that basil rathbone was a master fencer!