If I Were King
If I Were King
Release: 1938-09-28
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 6.8
Adventure
History
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Frances Dee
as Katherine de Vaucelles
Alec Craig
as Spy (uncredited)
Darryl Hickman
as Child (uncredited)
Alma Lloyd
as Colette
Ralph Forbes
as Oliver le Dain
Lester Matthews
as General Saliere
Jimmy Aubrey
as Drunk (uncredited)
John George
as Beggar (uncredited)
Claude King
as Courtier (uncredited)
C. V. France
as Father Villon
Adrian Morris
as Colin de Cayeulx
Russ Powell
as Ruffian (uncredited)
Cheryl Walker
as Girl (uncredited)
Harry Wilson
as Beggar (uncredited)
Ellen Drew
as Huguette
Colin Tapley
as Jehan LeLoup
Paul Harvey
as Burgundian Herald
Bruce Lester
as Noel de Jolys
Ed Brady
as Beggar (uncredited)
Ethel Clayton
as Old Woman (uncredited)
Ann Evers
as Lady-in-Waiting
Lionel Belmore
as Chief Steward (uncredited)
John Miljan
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
Brandon Hurst
as Beggar (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Beggar (uncredited)
Henry Wilcoxon
as Captain of the Watch
Ronald Colman
as François Villon
Stanley Ridges
as Rene de Montigny
William Haade
as Guy Tabarie
Montagu Love
as General Dudon
Henry Brandon
as Soldier (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Court Member (uncredited)
William Farnum
as General Barbezier
David Clyde
as First Officer (uncredited)
Shep Houghton
as Burgundian Knight (uncredited)
Heather Thatcher
as The Queen
May Beatty
as Anna
Marie Burton
as Girl (uncredited)
Eddie Hall
as Soldier (uncredited)
Winter Hall
as Major Domo
Francis McDonald
as Casin Cholet
Basil Rathbone
as Louis XI
Walter Kingsford
as Tristan l'Hermite
Jean Fenwick
as Lady-in-Waiting
Ted Billings
as Parisian Peasant (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner
as First Watch (uncredited)
Ralph Sanford
as Cook (uncredited)
Pat West
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Sidney Toler
as Robin Turgis
Ruth Rogers
as Girl (uncredited)
