The court jester- The vessel with the Pestle

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The vessel/chalice bit even tops "Who's On First?" for this kind of delightful silliness.

[shawnheidingsfelder]

If you haven't seen this movie, watch it. If anything, find the sword fight between Ravenhurst and Giacomo. Not only is it more comedy, it's one of the best sword fights put to screen. Basil Rathbone is a master.

[madnessbydesignVria]

Saw this as a kid, and never forgot the Vessel with the Pestle, the Chalice with the Palace, and the Flagon with the Dragon - now if I could just remember which one has the pellet with the poison... :)

[vryc]

"It's so easy, I can say it"

"Well then you fight him"

Gets me every time

[trinitytwo]

Love these old movies, Danny Kaye was priceless.
Gene Kelly, Fred Astair, they had such talent.
No need for cursing or vulgarity, wit and charm, clever writing made them classics.

[athanasiossoulakakis]

They don't make movies like this anymore. Funny, smart and timeless.

[ESFAndy]

I had vague memories of watching this movie as a kid. I'm 35 now and just revisited it... I was drenched in my own tears from laughter with this scene. My only regret is the movie came to an end.

Danny Kaye was the King. While watching this, life couldn't possibly better be.

[martinidry]

Danny Kaye excelled in playing mistaken identity films (government inspector, Walter mitty, wonder man & a lot more). This is a master class in how to play these roles. He was a naturally entertaining man eg: he once took over Russell harty's talk show in the warm up for ages, getting the audience in stitches and delaying the start by about 30 minutes. Immensely talented hilarious and by all accounts genuinely kind.
He was also able to pilot multiple types of airplanes and was an expert cook of Japanese food.

[barrymlamont]

Thank you for posting the ENTIRE sequence in one clip - and for actually captioning all the confusion!

[marktabla]

Saw this several times as a kid thanks to 16mm reels we could check out from our metro library. I learned how to thread the reels on the 16mm projector my dad borrowed from work (before anyone had VCR's) and we'd watch this, "The Inspector General", "Knock on Wood", Basil Rathbone /Nigel Bruce "Sherlock Holmes" mysteries (that I always fell asleep to) and Phil Silvers in "1, 001 Nights" among many other oldies that my dad checked out from the library on 16mm reels in big canvas bags. Fun times...

[daveroche]

It all appears so effortless but the amount of work that went into this scene alone must have been staggering. Still makes us laugh - something for which we should be grateful.. Thank you.

[lilyemmalindsay]

One of the funniest scenes in the movie, especially when his armor gets magnetized & he gets stuck on the hook when his horse runs away.

[zensoredparagonbytes]

😂😂😂This was gold. Used to love Danny Kaye's movies as a kid. And he's still funny today. RIP Maestro.

[henrymccoy]

Thirty years or more since i saw this with my Mom & Dad... I've always wondered EXACTLY how the routine went... Thank God for the subtitles.

[kallymylvahan]

Danny Kaye....impeccable timing....one of my favourite ❤ films xx

[KutWrite]

I was getting into the film again, after all these years! I first saw this in the early 60s on TV.

RIP all concerned.

[fizzywhizzbanger]

I've been trying to find this film online for years; Danny Kaye's comedic timing is absolute perfection, and damn was Angela Lansbury a smokeshow back in the day. As hilarious as this scene is, I think my favourite has to be shortly after Griselda the witch hypnotizes Hubert, and he transforms from his bumbling, cowardly self to a debonair swashbuckler at a snap of the fingers... from anybody. Cut to a scene of swashbuckler Hubert making a daring entrance through the princess' window to woo her, followed by her father coming to speak with her: "If my father finds you here, he'll have you executed like that! *snap*" and now cowardly Hubert has no idea where he is, why he's there, or what's going on. We're then treated to a few minutes of Gwendolyn and King Roderick arguing back and forth, repeatedly snapping their fingers, while Danny Kaye rapidly transitions between bold and frightened in the background. He does nothing but open and close a set of curtains a few times while changing expressions, but my God is it gold.

[merrynschlossberg]

just terrific. Danny Kaye was a wonderful talent

[Aramanth]

Thanks for the complete scene, this is still hilarious!!!
They can't do comedy this effortlessly anymore...

[hoddo]

Always loved this movie and especially this scene. The second-best comedy routine ever, behind only "who's on first?"