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