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If I Were King

His Love-Making Was as Dangerous as His Sword-Play

NR Adventure History

Starring: Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee, Ellen Drew, C. V. France

Writer: Justin Huntly McCarthy, Preston Sturges

Release Date:
September 28, 1938
Ratings:
6.9 / 10
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Companies:
Paramount Pictures

Overview

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.