#The Court Jester

[movietonight]

So many people posting about court jesters but not enough people posting about The Court Jester (1955)

#Please watch the court jester I'm begging you #The court jester #court jester #danny kaye #basil rathbone #Angela Lansbury #glynis johns #Macks Musings

[recycledmoviecostumes]

This purple doublet is an excellent example of how costumes are altered and adapted for new productions. 

The costume likely originated with the 1955 film The Court Jester, where Basil Rathbone wore it as Sir Ravenhurst, though it is possible that it came from an earlier production, as The Court Jester did recycle some of its costumes.

The piece was used again in the 1961 film Snow White and the Three Stooges, where Guy Rolfe wore it as Count Olga. The costume underwent alterations to give it the look of having slashed sleeves.

Costume Credit: Snowgrouse

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#the court jester #snow white and the three stooges #basil rathbone #guy rolfe #costume drama #period drama

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

#movies #polls #the court jester #court jester #50s movies #melvin frank #norman panama #old hollywood #danny kaye #glynis johns #requested #have you seen this movie poll

[jestiric]

in torchwood everyone keeps calling ianto like. teaboy and eye candy and shit but WHAT ABOUT JACK HARKNESS. like ianto consistently contributes to the team and ngl theyd probably fall apart without him. jack stands there looks pretty and makes Dubious Moral Choices, ocassionally. HE is the eye candy. thank you for oming to my tedtalk

#this is a joke i love jack #hes my fucked up little blorbo #jack slander [affectionate] #torchwood #jack harkness #the court jester

[marooncircus]

Let the fool, let me, the jester, bring the olden tales to close

Let the fool, let me, the jester, a new saga now compose

Inspired by this lovely art: https://www.tumblr.com/circustroubles/730300422345064448/woe-jesterface-be-upon-ye-the-circus-au-nobody

#my art #inspired by circustroubles circus au #jesterface #ghostface #scream #digital art #dbd danny johnson #horror #horror movies #danny johnson #dead by daylight #ghostface dead by daylight #jed olsen dead by daylight #dbd fanart #jed olsen dbd #dbd #halloween #the court jester #thquib #vocaloid #fukase #ghostface fanart #circus au

[trekkitkat]

Rest in peace, Glynis Johns. Thank you for the childhood magic.

#glynis johns #rip #mary poppins #the court jester #miranda

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

October: White Redux

The Court Jester / Angela Lansbury as Princess Gwendolyn

I'm pretty sure this is the dress that Gwendolyn is wearing under the blue and green robe/cloak that I featured in July--compare the cuffs. It's the most luxurious of all Gwendolyn's dresses, with the lavish gold trim and embroidery. It also reminds me of the gown worn by the lady in Edmund Leighton's painting The Accolade (see below)--enough that I wonder whether there is a deliberate reference. Especially since Gwendolyn wears this gown to a knighting ceremony, even though she doesn't get to do the actual "accolade" in the movie!

#the court jester #white dresses #angela lansbury #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #1955 movies #1955 films #edith head #fantasy costumes #old hollywood #classic films #classic hollywood #white dress #white redux

[iconuk01]

#glynis johns #in memoriam #the court jester #Youtube

[cursemewithyourkiss]

Basil Rathbone will go how gay should this swordfight be and then not wait for an answer

#basil rathbone #the mark of zorro #captain blood #the adventures of robin hood #the court jester #fuck off me

[theorderofthetriad]

It has come to my attention that the majority of tumblr has never heard of the 1955 movie The Court Jester starring Danny Kaye. To rectify this, here is an audio clip of the scene my family would quote at each other all throughout my childhood.

#if you pay attention you'll realize that both cups were poisoned by the end of it #the court jester #the court jester 1955 #danny kaye #classic movies #audio #audio by tino #top tino post #santagno #pvp enabled

[fanaticsnail]

Glimpse into my life: I got the tattoo.

For my wonderful following who began their journey with me by reading my first fic "you kissed the clown"; the most of you know I was inspired by my favourite childhood movie: The Court Jester.

Plot: A former carnival performer, Hubert Hawkins (Danny Kaye) and maid-captain Jean (Glynis Johns), are assigned to protect the infant royal heir from tyrannical King Roderick I (Cecil Parker).

While Jean takes the baby to an abbey, Hawkins gains access to the court by impersonating the king's jester, unaware that the jester is really an assassin hired by scheming Sir Ravenhurst (Basil Rathbone). When Princess Gwendolyn (Angela Lansbury), falls for Hawkins, a witch secretly aids him in becoming a knight.

Tropes: friends to lovers, failing forward, clueless blumbering idiot man x strong forward-thinking woman, hopeless romantic, witchcraft, humour, sword fighting.

Mid-writing, I expressed that I had the intention of getting a tattoo to express my love for the movie, and my love the pitiful black-fox jester played by Danny Kaye.

This was the clip I showed my beautiful artist (who is a one-piece fan), and he interpreted it so wonderfully.

It's still very raw and it'll soften a touch over time, but I adore it 🥹. It looks like a d&d module, and I love it.

He also tattooed me beneath an emotional support Luffy, so that was beautiful.

Happy New Year 🖤

@writingmysanity @sordidmusings @feral-artistry @since-im-already-here @gingernut1314 @empressofmankind @tiredemomama @i-am-vita @hazzyking here it is!

#one piece #opla #opla fic #one piece live action #buggy x reader #yktc #buggy x tinkerer #the court jester #fic inspo #danny kaye #vessel with a pestle #chalice with a palace #flagon with a dragon #jester hat #black fox #tattoo #fox tattoo #opla fic writer #fic writer

[perioddramapolls]

Period dramas dresses tournament: Orange dresses Round 1- Group D: Maid Marian, Robin Hood: prince of thieves (pics set) vs Maid Jean, The court jester (pics set)

Propaganda for Marian's dress (written by a submitter):

This dress appears a few times but is notable for both the deceptively simplistic cut (front view shows triangles in the design) to the incredible detailing in the cloak and edges of her veil. I was transfixed by this as a child.

#period drama dresses tournament #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #polls #fashion poll #maid marian #robin hood: prince of thieves #robin hood prince of thieves #maid jean #the court jester #orange r1

[jestiric]

iknow logically the reason tosh cant hear jacks thought in greeks bearing gifts is probably bc of his immortality or time travel or whatever but i like to think that he just Doesnt Think. theres not a thought rattling around in his skull. you look into his eyes and theyre vacant

#i love jack hes my little blorbo #my little meow meow #but hes just so bullyable #my little cringefail loser <3 #torchwood #jack harkness #the court jester

[canwriteitbetterthanueverfeltit]

I love The Court Jester bc it's all about winning over all the girl bosses with your silly little guy energy and malewife rizz

#personal #the court jester #danny kaye

[onbearfeet]

I just showed my roommate The Court Jester for the first time in his life.

We have decided that Danny Kaye's character is a bard who somehow rolls nat 20s for an entire movie.

Like ... he theater-kids his way through joining a rebellion, bluffing the royal guard with a fake beard and a silly voice, accidentally becoming both a celebrity entertainer and Europe's premier assassin (without actually killing anybody), romancing an unusually murderous (even for her) Angela Lansbury, getting his memory erased by a witch, shuffling a live human baby around a castle full of people who want to kill said baby like he's playing three-card monte, winning a joust/duel to the death against a terrifying Scotsman, overthrowing a government at the head of an army of little people, and winning a swordfight with BASIL FUCKING RATHBONE, all while wailing in terror half the time.

Someone check his dice, is all I'm saying.

#the court jester #danny kaye #basil rathbone #dungeons and dragons #bard #get it? got it. good. #the pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon and the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true #angela lansbury #glynis johns #what even is this movie

[cressida-jayoungr]

One Dress a Day Challenge

March: Pink Redux

The Court Jester / Angela Lansbury as Princess Gwendolyn

This is one of Gwendolyn's simpler dresses, just for lounging about in her chambers. The ornamentation is confined to some rickrack and just a few pearls. It still has a luxuriously long skirt and trailing sleeves that swoosh out impressively when she moves, though!

Although the movie does not in general strive for historical accuracy, since it's basically a fairy tale, I do appreciate the medieval-style double-sided comb.

#the court jester #pink dresses #angela lansbury #pink dress #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #musical costumes #fantasy costumes #1955 movies #1955 films #edith head #old hollywood #classic hollywood #classic films #pink redux #angela lansbury is one of the many reasons this movie is a comic gem