If I Were King

If I Were King (1938)

His Love-Making Was as Dangerous as His Sword-Play

  • Genre: Adventure, History
  • Release Date: 1938-09-28
  • User Rating: 6.8/10 from 9 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 41min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Frank Lloyd
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From 9 Ratings
7.1

Summary

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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  • Ronald Colman

    as François Villon
  • Basil Rathbone

    as King Louis XI
  • Frances Dee

    as Katherine de Vaucelles
  • Ellen Drew

    as Huguette
  • C. V. France

    as Father Villon
  • Henry Wilcoxon

    as Captain of the Watch
  • Heather Thatcher

    as The Queen
  • Stanley Ridges

    as Rene de Montigny
  • Bruce Lester

    as Noel de Jolys
  • Alma Lloyd

    as Colette
  • Walter Kingsford

    as Tristan l'Hermite
  • Sidney Toler

    as Robin Turgis
  • Colin Tapley

    as Jehan Le Loup
  • Ralph Forbes

    as Oliver le Dain
  • John Miljan

    as Thibaut d'Aussigny
  • William Haade

    as Guy Tabarie
  • Adrian Morris

    as Colin de Cayeulx
  • Montagu Love

    as General Dudon
  • Lester Matthews

    as General Saliere
  • William Farnum

    as General Barbezier
  • Paul Harvey

    as Burgundian Herald
  • Barry Macollum

    as Storehouse Watchman
  • May Beatty

    as Anna
  • Winter Hall

    as Major Domo
  • Francis McDonald

    as Casin Cholet
  • Ann Evers

    as Lady-in-Waiting
  • Jean Fenwick

    as Lady-in-Waiting
  • Henry Brandon

    as Soldier
  • Eddie Hall

    as Soldier
  • Darryl Hickman

    as Child
  • John George

    as Beggar
  • Jimmy Aubrey

    as Drunk
  • Guy Bellis

    as Third Officer
  • Lionel Belmore

    as Chief Steward
  • Ted Billings

    as Parisian Peasant
  • Ed Brady

    as Beggar
  • George Bruggeman

    as Restraining Guard
  • Marie Burton

    as Girl
  • Ethel Clayton

    as Old Woman
  • David Clyde

    as First Officer
  • Bing Conley

    as Burgundian Knight
  • Alec Craig

    as Spy
  • Paula DeCardo

    as Dancer
  • Jane Dewey

    as Maid
  • Shorty English

    as Beggar
  • Ralph Faulkner

    as First Watch
  • Norah Gale

    as Lady-in-Waiting
  • Shep Houghton

    as Burgundian Knight
  • Brandon Hurst

    as Beggar
  • Major Kieffer

    as Burgundian Knight
  • Claude King

    as Courtier
  • Judith King

    as Girl
  • Stanley King

    as Captain of Archers
  • Ian Maclaren

    as Beggar
  • Eric Mayne

    as Court Member
  • Merrill McCormick

    as Ruffian
  • Clive Morgan

    as Second Officer
  • Paul Newlan

    as Beggar
  • Carol Parker

    as Girl
  • Russ Powell

    as Ruffian
  • Ruth Rogers

    as Girl
  • John Roy

    as Restraining Guard
  • Ralph Sanford

    as Cook
  • Charles Schaeffer

    as Third Watch
  • Louise Seidel

    as Girl
  • Allen D. Sewall

    as Parisian Peasant
  • Count Stefenelli

    as Court Member
  • Dan Strebel

    as Second Watch
  • Evan Thomas

    as Officer
  • Cheryl Walker

    as Girl
  • Robert Wegner

    as Fourth Watch
  • Pat West

    as Bit Part
  • Dorothy White

    as Girl
  • Gloria Williams

    as Girl
  • Harry Wilson

    as Beggar
Writing Justin Huntly McCarthy Theatre Play
Writing Preston Sturges Writer
Production Frank Lloyd Producer
Art John B. Goodman Art Direction
Art Hans Dreier Art Direction
Editing Hugh Bennett Editor
Directing Frank Lloyd Director
Costume & Make-Up Edith Head Costume Design
Camera Theodor Sparkuhl Director of Photography
Sound Loren L. Ryder Sound
Costume & Make-Up Wally Westmore Makeup Artist
Camera Lothrop B. Worth Assistant Camera
Production William LeBaron Executive Producer
Sound Harold Lewis Sound
Production Waldo Twitchell Researcher
Visual Effects Gordon Jennings Visual Effects
Directing William Tummel Assistant Director
Sound Lucien Cailliet Orchestrator
Crew Adolph Zukor Presenter
Production Lou Smith Associate Producer
Sound Boris Morros Music Director
Art A. E. Freudeman Interior Designer
Sound Richard Hageman Original Music Composer
Crew Milan Roder Additional Music
Sound John Cope Sound
Camera Guy Bennett Additional Camera

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