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If I Were King

  • September 1938
  • 1hr

    41mins

  • Adventure
  • History
  • Directed by

    Frank Lloyd,

    William LeBaron,

    Starring

    Ronald Colman,

    Basil Rathbone,

    Frances Dee,

    Ellen Drew

    ...

    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.