101 minutes
9/28/1938
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.
Ronald Colman
as François Villon
Basil Rathbone
as King Louis XI
Frances Dee
as Katherine de Vaucelles
Ellen Drew
as Huguette
C. V. France
as Father Villon
Henry Wilcoxon
as Captain of the Watch
Heather Thatcher
as The Queen
Stanley Ridges
as Rene de Montigny
Bruce Lester
as Noel de Jolys
Alma Lloyd
as Colette
Walter Kingsford
as Tristan l'Hermite
Sidney Toler
as Robin Turgis
Colin Tapley
as Jehan Le Loup
Ralph Forbes
as Oliver le Dain
John Miljan
as Thibaut d'Aussigny
William Haade
as Guy Tabarie
Adrian Morris
as Colin de Cayeulx
Montagu Love
as General Dudon
Lester Matthews
as General Saliere
William Farnum
as General Barbezier
Paul Harvey
as Burgundian Herald
Barry Macollum
as Storehouse Watchman
May Beatty
as Anna
Winter Hall
as Major Domo
Francis McDonald
as Casin Cholet
Ann Evers
as Lady-in-Waiting
Jean Fenwick
as Lady-in-Waiting
Henry Brandon
as Soldier
Eddie Hall
as Soldier
Darryl Hickman
as Child
John George
as Beggar
Jimmy Aubrey
as Drunk
Guy Bellis
as Third Officer
Lionel Belmore
as Chief Steward
Ted Billings
as Parisian Peasant
Ed Brady
as Beggar
George Bruggeman
as Restraining Guard
Marie Burton
as Girl
Ethel Clayton
as Old Woman
David Clyde
as First Officer
Bing Conley
as Burgundian Knight
Alec Craig
as Spy
Paula DeCardo
as Dancer
Jane Dewey
as Maid
Shorty English
as Beggar
Ralph Faulkner
as First Watch
Norah Gale
as Lady-in-Waiting
Shep Houghton
as Burgundian Knight
Brandon Hurst
as Beggar
Major Kieffer
as Burgundian Knight
Claude King
as Courtier
Judith King
as Girl
Stanley King
as Captain of Archers
Ian Maclaren
as Beggar
Eric Mayne
as Court Member
Merrill McCormick
as Ruffian
Clive Morgan
as Second Officer
Paul Newlan
as Beggar
Carol Parker
as Girl
Russ Powell
as Ruffian
Ruth Rogers
as Girl
John Roy
as Restraining Guard
Ralph Sanford
as Cook
Charles Schaeffer
as Third Watch
Louise Seidel
as Girl
Allen D. Sewall
as Parisian Peasant
Count Stefenelli
as Court Member
Dan Strebel
as Second Watch
Evan Thomas
as Officer
Cheryl Walker
as Girl
Robert Wegner
as Fourth Watch
Pat West
as Bit Part
Dorothy White
as Girl
Gloria Williams
as Girl
Harry Wilson
as Beggar