"The Brew That Is True!" - Danny Kaye at his finest

[Pluvious]

Two minute clip of a most memorable movie moment

The court Jester: The movie was written, produced, and directed by Melvin Frank and Norman Panama for Paramount Pictures. It was released in Technicolor and the VistaVision widescreen format.

[rog]

1. That is great, but this came first (1939, Bob Hope & Martha Raye).

'Never Say Die': "There's a cross on the muzzle of the pistol with the bullet, and a nick on the handle of the pistol with the blank."

Edited to say: Yikes -- I never noticed Andy Devine's comment at the end of this scene. I think the last time I saw this was when I was a kid. Let me know and I'll be happy to delete ... don't know what the line is for this sort of thing.

But yeah, Danny Kaye's riff pays homage to this one.

[Pluvious]

2. That was hilarious - thanks for sharing

And quite interesting how it was a homage to what was perhaps a classic in its time.

Very entertaining, there must be an untold story behind this.

As for the off-color comment at the end…
IMHO it’s history, our history.
And history deserves to be remembered.

[rog]

3. When I was a kid, my whole family ...

... were big fans of Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Sid Caesar, etc, etc.

As a musician, I was really lucky to play in the orchestra backing a Bob Hope show, back when he was still touring. He was one of a kind, and watching his timing and delivery was like watching a master improviser. Also, during the rehearsal, he spent a bit of time sitting on the edge of the stage bantering with the musicians, telling jokes, etc. Same thing playing with other old-timers, like when Donald O'Connor and Mickey Rooney were touring together. After the show when we were packing up, they came around and thanked each musician individually.

I bet Danny Kaye would have done the same!

Thanks for reminding me of these great films ... really good post!

[Pluvious]

4. Glad it help brighten you day :)

And thanks again for contributing !

Cheers