Is this dvd "in the Vessel With the Pestle?"

Phillyrich · Post by **Phillyrich** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:48 am

Why is Danny Kaye's "The Court Jester" unavailable on dvd? Used copies cost big bucks.
Some clips are on youtube HD, from a very nice clean transfer.

It's a Paramount film; I noticed when "El Dorado" came out in a deluxe package a few years back--it suddenly disappeared. It's also a Paramount. Is the back library caught up in legal issues? The Paramount folks deserve to drink the poison-- in the Flagon with the Dragon.

P.S. Does anyboy know what Bob Hope-Martha Raye film the "tongue twister" jokes started?

bobfells · Post by **bobfells** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 11:59 am

The Bob Hope movie is NEVER SAY DIE (1939) and is a particular favorite of mine. Based on an Owen Davis play, I don't know if the routine originated with the play or was written for the film. If memory serves, the routine went, "There's a nick on the handle of the pistol with the bullet, and a cross on the muzzle of the pistol with the blank." Sounds simple.

Amazon Prime members can video stream THE COURT JESTER for free.

drednm · Post by **drednm** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:14 pm

Reminds me of:

On horse flies is
In comb bees is
On chest knob is
In knob keys is

Paul Penna · Post by **Paul Penna** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:00 pm

Phillyrich wrote:Why is Danny Kaye's "The Court Jester" unavailable on dvd? Used copies cost big bucks.
Some clips are on youtube HD, from a very nice clean transfer.

Most of the big studios think that, except for very high-profile films, their back-catalog doesn't sell well enough. If Paramount has a hi-def master, it might eventually be licensed to Olive Films. Then again, Paramount could have a change of heart and release it themselves. I got my DVD when it was still in print, fortunately.

Harold Aherne · Post by **Harold Aherne** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:22 pm

Warner Home Video has begun handling a number of catalogue titles from the Paramount library, including some lesser-profile films being reissued as part of the Warner Archive. It's always possible that The Court Jester will eventually be among them, probably in the latter category.

-HA

FrankFay · Post by **FrankFay** » Mon Jul 29, 2013 3:27 pm

bobfells wrote:The Bob Hope movie is NEVER SAY DIE (1939) and is a particular favorite of mine. Based on an Owen Davis play, I don't know if the routine originated with the play or was written for the film. If memory serves, the routine went, "There's a nick on the handle of the pistol with the bullet, and a cross on the muzzle of the pistol with the blank." Sounds simple.

Amazon Prime members can video stream THE COURT JESTER for free.

I think I've heard a similar routine in something older - but the "Pellet with the Poison" version is flawless.

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