Basil Rathbone said Kaye was the only actor he performed with who could actually beat him in fencing for real (although maybe he was just getting really old by then).
I was thinking of this movie at work because I said "Don't worry, I'll finish this job like THAT!" and snapped my fingers and realized that I suddenly wanted to be the World's Greatest Swordfighter.
This scene makes allusions to Rathbone's performance in The Mark of Zorro, which was already submitted and can be viewed here: http://poetv.com/video.php?vid=38352