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"The Court Jester" quotes

The Court Jester poster
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.

Director: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Writer: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Production: N/A
Year: 1955
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.8
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 27 Jan 1956
Awards: 1 win & 1 nomination
And what about the Doge - The Court Jester 00:36 And what about the Doge The vessel with the pestle - The Court Jester 00:36 The vessel with the pestle Life could not better be - The Court Jester 00:22 Life could not better be Thank you very much - The Court Jester 00:14 Thank you very much Harm one hair on her head and I throw myself from the highest turret - The Court Jester 00:25 Harm one hair on her head and I throw myself from the... Rules of chivalry - The Court Jester 00:09 Rules of chivalry I spoke in the manner I did - The Court Jester 00:36 I spoke in the manner I did My kingdom seething with revolt - The Court Jester 00:36 My kingdom seething with revolt Oh come next summer Sire - The Court Jester 00:36 Oh come next summer Sire That's what this court needs - The Court Jester 00:36 That's what this court needs So this is Giacomo - The Court Jester 00:22 So this is Giacomo We are strangers - The Court Jester 00:35 We are strangers And I promise you - The Court Jester 00:19 And I promise you Knight the jester - The Court Jester 00:23 Knight the jester I've just met Griswold's emissary - The Court Jester 00:33 I've just met Griswold's emissary I've got it I've got it - The Court Jester 00:31 I've got it I've got it Have you seen a group in the forest - The Court Jester 00:22 Have you seen a group in the forest Take that horse and put it back under that idiot - The Court Jester 00:09 Take that horse and put it back under that idiot I'd like to get in - The Court Jester 00:09 I'd like to get in When I was a lad - The Court Jester 01:09 When I was a lad He's a brute and a lout - The Court Jester 00:29 He's a brute and a lout Caution is for popinjays and cockatoos - The Court Jester 00:06 Caution is for popinjays and cockatoos What better place to court Italians - The Court Jester 00:08 What better place to court Italians But the king was amused - The Court Jester 00:29 But the king was amused I started to travel to try to unravel - The Court Jester 00:23 I started to travel to try to unravel Would you grant the king a little kiss - The Court Jester 00:50 Would you grant the king a little kiss I'm Fergus the hostler - The Court Jester 00:27 I'm Fergus the hostler What are you loo loo looing about - The Court Jester 00:10 What are you loo loo looing about After months of pleading for just this kind of action - The Court Jester 00:17 After months of pleading for just this kind of action Good stock - The Court Jester 00:07 Good stock Rules of Chivalry be hanged - The Court Jester 00:30 Rules of Chivalry be hanged I'll take one of those - The Court Jester 00:11 I'll take one of those Remember this - The Court Jester 00:16 Remember this I bid you welcome - The Court Jester 00:16 I bid you welcome He must scale a stone wall in full armor - The Court Jester 00:54 He must scale a stone wall in full armor Speak not of twigs when you look at an oak - The Court Jester 00:17 Speak not of twigs when you look at an oak King of jesters and jester to the king - The Court Jester 00:14 King of jesters and jester to the king Only the sharpest eye - The Court Jester 00:30 Only the sharpest eye The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle - The Court Jester 00:09 The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the... What manner of man is Giacomo - The Court Jester 00:48 What manner of man is Giacomo You marry Griswold - The Court Jester 00:14 You marry Griswold Gwendolyn dear do stop picking that thing The revolt spreads - The Court Jester 00:11 Gwendolyn dear do stop picking that thing The revolt spreads You may not find gold or silver - The Court Jester 01:15 You may not find gold or silver How many times have I told you to stay out of my clothes - The Court Jester 00:23 How many times have I told you to stay out of my clothes I don't mean to be disparaging to your little friends - The Court Jester 00:42 I don't mean to be disparaging to your little friends Tend to your duty - The Court Jester 00:20 Tend to your duty What is the first step - The Court Jester 00:21 What is the first step Ahh Good evening A thousand apologies for this intrusion - The Court Jester 01:07 Ahh Good evening A thousand apologies for this intrusion I marry for love - The Court Jester 00:15 I marry for love We have come to escort you to the castle - The Court Jester 01:03 We have come to escort you to the castle ASK THE GIRL IF SHE'S SEEN A GROUP IN THE FOREST - The Court Jester 00:17 ASK THE GIRL IF SHE'S SEEN A GROUP IN THE FOREST But the king is guided by the last voice he hears - The Court Jester 00:33 But the king is guided by the last voice he hears As a matter of fact - The Court Jester 00:18 As a matter of fact You saw the jester's performance - The Court Jester 00:35 You saw the jester's performance Is he not fabulous - The Court Jester 00:16 Is he not fabulous By order of his sovereign majesty - The Court Jester 00:31 By order of his sovereign majesty Know you that the crown would make a most felicitous announcement - The Court Jester 00:51 Know you that the crown would make a most felicitous... If I may suggest - The Court Jester 00:39 If I may suggest Sir Griswold of McElwaine - The Court Jester 00:14 Sir Griswold of McElwaine This is the Black Fox - The Court Jester 00:08 This is the Black Fox The child in the castle - The Court Jester 00:15 The child in the castle Your Giacomo seems more the fool than the assassin - The Court Jester 00:19 Your Giacomo seems more the fool than the assassin Tails of lizards - The Court Jester 00:36 Tails of lizards Shows imagination and brilliance - The Court Jester 00:37 Shows imagination and brilliance Listen carefully If plan 1 fails you must execute plan 2 - The Court Jester 00:26 Listen carefully If plan 1 fails you must execute plan 2 But if he's not Giacomo - The Court Jester 00:57 But if he's not Giacomo To save Hawkins - The Court Jester 00:19 To save Hawkins You won in fair combat - The Court Jester 00:32 You won in fair combat Take that horse and put it back under that idiot - The Court Jester 00:09 Take that horse and put it back under that idiot

Cast

Hubert Hawkins - Danny Kaye
Maid Jean - Glynis Johns
Sir Ravenhurst - Basil Rathbone
Princess Gwendolyn - Angela Lansbury
King Roderick I - Cecil Parker