If I Were King (1938)
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
as François Villon
Basil Rathbone
as King Louis XI
as King Louis XI
Frances Dee
as Katherine de Vaucelles
as Katherine de Vaucelles
Ellen Drew
as Huguette
as Huguette
C. V. France
as Father Villon
as Father Villon
Henry Wilcoxon
as Captain of the Watch
as Captain of the Watch
Heather Thatcher
as The Queen
as The Queen
Stanley Ridges
as Rene de Montigny
as Rene de Montigny
Bruce Lester
as Noel de Jolys
as Noel de Jolys
Alma Lloyd
as Colette
as Colette
Walter Kingsford
as Tristan l'Hermite
as Tristan l'Hermite
Sidney Toler
as Robin Turgis
as Robin Turgis
Colin Tapley
as Jehan Le Loup
as Jehan Le Loup
Ralph Forbes
as Oliver le Dain
as Oliver le Dain
John Miljan
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
William Haade
as Guy Tabarie
as Guy Tabarie
Adrian Morris
as Colin de Cayeulx
as Colin de Cayeulx
Montagu Love
as General Dudon
as General Dudon
Lester Matthews
as General Saliere
as General Saliere
William Farnum
as General Barbezier
as General Barbezier
Paul Harvey
as Burgundian Herald
as Burgundian Herald
Barry Macollum
as Storehouse Watchman
as Storehouse Watchman
May Beatty
as Anna
as Anna
Winter Hall
as Major Domo
as Major Domo
Francis McDonald
as Casin Cholet
as Casin Cholet
Ann Evers
as Lady-in-Waiting
as Lady-in-Waiting
Jean Fenwick
as Lady-in-Waiting
as Lady-in-Waiting
Henry Brandon
as Soldier
as Soldier
Eddie Hall
as Soldier
as Soldier
Darryl Hickman
as Child
as Child
John George
as Beggar
as Beggar
Jimmy Aubrey
as Drunk
as Drunk
Guy Bellis
as Third Officer
as Third Officer
Lionel Belmore
as Chief Steward
as Chief Steward
Ted Billings
as Parisian Peasant
as Parisian Peasant
Ed Brady
as Beggar
as Beggar
George Bruggeman
as Restraining Guard
as Restraining Guard
Marie Burton
as Girl
as Girl
Ethel Clayton
as Old Woman
as Old Woman
David Clyde
as First Officer
as First Officer
Bing Conley
as Burgundian Knight
as Burgundian Knight
Alec Craig
as Spy
as Spy
Paula DeCardo
as Dancer
as Dancer
Jane Dewey
as Maid
as Maid
Shorty English
as Beggar
as Beggar
Ralph Faulkner
as First Watch
as First Watch
Norah Gale
as Lady-in-Waiting
as Lady-in-Waiting
Shep Houghton
as Burgundian Knight
as Burgundian Knight
Brandon Hurst
as Beggar
as Beggar
Major Kieffer
as Burgundian Knight
as Burgundian Knight
Claude King
as Courtier
as Courtier
Judith King
as Girl
as Girl
Stanley King
as Captain of Archers
as Captain of Archers
Ian Maclaren
as Beggar
as Beggar
Eric Mayne
as Court Member
as Court Member
Merrill McCormick
as Ruffian
as Ruffian
Clive Morgan
as Second Officer
as Second Officer
Paul Newlan
as Beggar
as Beggar
Carol Parker
as Girl
as Girl
Russ Powell
as Ruffian
as Ruffian
Ruth Rogers
as Girl
as Girl
John Roy
as Restraining Guard
as Restraining Guard
Ralph Sanford
as Cook
as Cook
Charles Schaeffer
as Third Watch
as Third Watch
Louise Seidel
as Girl
as Girl
Allen D. Sewall
as Parisian Peasant
as Parisian Peasant
Count Stefenelli
as Court Member
as Court Member
Dan Strebel
as Second Watch
as Second Watch
Evan Thomas
as Officer
as Officer
Cheryl Walker
as Girl
as Girl
Robert Wegner
as Fourth Watch
as Fourth Watch
Pat West
as Bit Part
as Bit Part
Dorothy White
as Girl
as Girl
Gloria Williams
as Girl
as Girl
Harry Wilson
as Beggar
as Beggar
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Frank Lloyd
Director
Director
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Theatre Play
Theatre Play
Preston Sturges
Writer
Writer
Frank Lloyd
Producer
Producer
Hugh Bennett
Editor
Editor
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
Art Direction
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Art Direction
Edith Head
Costume Design
Costume Design
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Loren L. Ryder
Sound
Sound
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Lou Smith
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
William LeBaron
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Richard Hageman
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
William Tummel
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
A. E. Freudeman
Interior Designer
Interior Designer
John Cope
Sound
Sound
Harold Lewis
Sound
Sound
Gordon Jennings
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Lothrop B. Worth
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Boris Morros
Music Director
Music Director
Lucien Cailliet
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Milan Roder
Additional Music
Additional Music
Adolph Zukor
Presenter
Presenter
Waldo Twitchell
Researcher
Researcher
Guy Bennett
Additional Camera
Additional Camera
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