In the castle along with King Roderick include his daughter, Princess Gwendolyn (Lansbury), Gwendolyn’s witch-maid Griselda (Natwick), and Lord Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone in a role similar to the ones he played opposite Errol Flynn throughout the 1930s, most notably in The Adventures of Robin Hood). Hawkins and Jean will later find themselves in the royal castle for reasons I won’t divulge (hey, I don’t want to give away all the jokes). It is up to Hawkins and the strong-willed Maid Jean (Johns) to get the baby to an abbey before all the king’s horses and all the king’s men kill the last member of the righteous royal family. The rightful heir to the throne of England is a baby and has a distinguishing birthmark handed down from generation to generation on his posterior. In medieval England, Hubert Hawkins (Kaye) is a minstrel to the Black Fox (Edward Ashley, a character who terrorizes the usurping King Roderick’s reign (Parker) a la Robin Hood with a drop of Zorro. The combination of physical comedy with verbal wit and a beautifully constructed musical score makes this a rare comedy that covers many areas of comedy. Starring Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, Mildred Natwick, and Robert Middleton, it is the most successful film in a largely inconsistent film career for legendary comedian Danny Kaye. Where The Adventures of Robin Hood is the definitive swashbuckler, co-writers and co-directors Melvin Frank and Norman Panama's The Court Jester is the definitive swashbuckler spoof.
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