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SPECIAL NOTE FOR NEW EMAIL SUBSCRIBERS: THE VIDEO IS NOT VIEWABLEĭIRECTLY FROM THE EMAIL THAT YOU GET EACH DAY. Now, "the pellet with the poison is in the flagon with the dragon and the vessel with the pestle has the brew that is true."Īnd as a special bonus for Danny Kaye fans, we add a video clip of him singing Anywhere I Wander from his portrayal of Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen in the 1952 film. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true." Just after Kaye memorizes the rhyme, he is told that there's been a change, because they broke the chalice from the palace. The classic line, a great tongue twister, is "the pellet with the poison is in the vessel with the pestle. There are many funny parts to the movie, but the most memorable and most often quoted is the rhyme that Kaye, as the jester made a knight, has to repeat to himself before a joust in order to avoid drinking a poisonous beverage. The plot is too convoluted to explain here, but you can get a synopsis from the Wikipedia entry for it. One of the best tongue twister routines in film comedy came at a crucial point in The Court Jester (1955), considered the best of Kaye's films. He started his career at the age of 13, performing in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

Known for his physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes,Īnd rapid-fire nonsense songs. Kaye (1913-1987), a celebrated American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian, was best This is the centennial year of Danny Kaye's birth to Jewish Ukrainian immigrants as David Daniel Kaminsky.
