Four-Star Movies : ‘The Court Jester’
Written and directed by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, this 1956 spoof of knight errantry and errant knights is the creme de la creme of Danny Kaye (pictured). Even Errol Flynn might have envied Kaye: jousts and jests are juggled jauntily, swashes are buckled and unbuckled swashingly, and Kaye’s toes and tongue were never livelier. All together now: “The pellet with the poison’s in the vessel with the pestle ...” (AMC Friday at 2 p.m.)
Other four-star films airing this week:
Here Comes Mr. Jordan Cinemax, Sunday, noon.
The Day the Earth Stood Still AMC Sunday, 1 and 5:30 p.m.
Rosemary’s Baby Bravo, Sunday, 5 and 10 p.m.
Oliver Twist (1948 version) Showtime, Friday, noon.
Ride the High Country TNT, Saturday, 11 a.m.
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