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