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