If I Were King1938
His Love-Making Was as Dangerous as His Sword-Play
Director
Screenplay
Preston Sturges
Actors
Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, C. V. France, Henry Wilcoxon, Stanley Ridges, Walter Kingsford, Sidney Toler, Ralph Forbes, John Miljan, Montagu Love, Francis McDonald, Lionel Belmore, Darryl Hickman, Brandon Hurst, Claude King
Music
Versions
Theatrical – 101 Minutes
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About the film
King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
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