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If I Were King ()

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Vagabond poet François Villon rises to high office in 1463 Paris.
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François Villon
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Louis XI
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Katherine DeVaucelles
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Huguette
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Father Villon
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Captain of the Watch
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The Queen
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Rene de Montigny
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Noel le Jolys
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Tristan L'Hermite
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Colette
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Robin Turgis
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Jehan LeLoup
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Oliver Le Dain
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Thibaut D'Aussigny
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Guy Tabarie
Adrian Morris ...
Colin De Cayeulx
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General Dudon
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General Saliere
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General Barbezier
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Burgundian Herald
Barry Macollum ...
Storehouse Watchman
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Anna
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Major Domo
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Casin Cholet
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Lady-in-Waiting
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Lady-in-Waiting
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Drunk (uncredited)
Guy Bellis ...
Third Officer (uncredited)
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Chief Steward (uncredited)
Ted Billings ...
Parisian Peasant (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Restraining Guard (uncredited)
Marie Burton ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Old Woman (uncredited)
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First Officer (uncredited)
Bing Conley ...
Burgundian Knight (uncredited)
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Spy (uncredited)
Paula DeCardo ...
Dancer (uncredited)
Jane Dewey ...
Maid (uncredited)
Shorty English ...
Beggar (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner ...
First Watch (uncredited)
Norah Gale ...
Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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Dwarf Beggar (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Child (uncredited)
Shep Houghton ...
Burgundian Knight (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)
Major Kieffer ...
Burgundian Knight (uncredited)
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Courtier (uncredited)
Judith King ...
Girl (uncredited)
Stanley King ...
Captain of Archers (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren ...
Beggar (uncredited)
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Court Member (uncredited)
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Ruffian (uncredited)
Clive Morgan ...
Second Officer (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Ruffian (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Restraining Guard (uncredited)
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Cook (uncredited)
Rube Schaffer ...
Third Watch (uncredited)
Louise Seidel ...
Girl (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall ...
Parisian Peasant (uncredited)
Count Stefenelli ...
Court Member (uncredited)
Dan Strebel ...
Second Watch (uncredited)
Evan Thomas ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
Robert Wegner ...
Fourth Watch (uncredited)
Pat West ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Dorothy White ...
Girl (uncredited)
Gloria Williams ...
Girl (uncredited)
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Beggar (uncredited)

Directed by

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Frank Lloyd

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Justin Huntly McCarthy ... (play "If I Were King")
 
Lou Smith ... (revisions) (uncredited)
 
Preston Sturges ... (screenplay)

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William LeBaron ... executive producer (uncredited)
Frank Lloyd ... producer
Lou Smith ... associate producer

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Richard Hageman

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Theodor Sparkuhl

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Hugh Bennett

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Hans Dreier
John B. Goodman ... (as John Goodman)

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Wally Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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William Tummel ... assistant director
Harry Scott ... assistant: William Tummel (uncredited)

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A.E. Freudeman ... interior decorator

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John Cope ... sound
Harold Lewis ... sound (as Harold C. Lewis)
Loren L. Ryder ... sound (uncredited)

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Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects

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Guy Bennett ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Lothrop B. Worth ... assistant camera (uncredited)

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Edith Head ... costumer
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Boris Morros ... musical director
Lucien Cailliet ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Milan Roder ... composer: additional music (uncredited)

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Sidney Baron ... stand-in: Basil Rathbone (as Sidney Barron)
T.C. Jack ... stand-in: William Farnum (as T.C. Jacks)
June Richards ... stand-in: Frances Dee
Adolph Zukor ... presenter
Charles Cook ... business manager (uncredited)
Ralph Faulkner ... fight choreographer (uncredited)
Danny Morgan ... stand-in: Henry Wilcoxon (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... stand-in: Ronald Colman (uncredited)
Waldo Twitchell ... director of research (uncredited)
Gaston Valcourt ... dialogue director (uncredited)
Gloria Williams ... stand-in: Heather Thatcher (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

In 1463, Paris is besieged by the Duke of Burgundy, arch-rival of the king, who is content to sit tight while the poor starve. But there are traitors in Paris, and King Louis goes undercover to find one, thereby meeting Francois Villon, poet, philosopher and rogue. By chance Villon kills the king's traitor and is ordered to replace him...as Grand Constable of France! But there's a catch... Written by Rod Crawford

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Also Known As
  • Le roi des gueux (France)
  • König der Vagabunden (Germany)
  • Si yo fuera rey (Spain)
  • Kralj pustolova (Croatia)
  • Αν ήμουν βασιλιάς (Greece)
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  • 101 min
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Trivia Ronald Colman was a frequent guest on Jack Benny's radio show, where he was supposedly Jack's next-door neighbor in Beverly Hills. A 1946 broadcast had Colman rehearsing his recital of the poem, "If I Were King," only to find himself being drowned out by Jack's violin playing from next door. See more »
Goofs The idealized diet of a king includes hummingbirds, but those had not been discovered yet, as Columbus was still a few decades to come. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in So You Want to Be an Actor (1949). See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits are displayed on the roofs and outside walls of houses. See more »
Quotes King Louis XI: If it is so easy to be king, how would you begin?
François Villon: First, by eating... my next step would be to clean house. The vermin who infest the palace I'd hang in clusters.
King Louis XI: What would you do next?
François Villon: Try to know my subjects and try to earn their devotion and loyalty instead of their loathing.
King Louis XI: By abolishing taxes, I suppose?
François Villon: No! By abolishing despair and substituting hope. By knowing the longings in their hearts as a man of the people would, seeing them as they are and admitting that their vices are as deep rooted as their virtues. I'd treat them as my children instead of as my enemies, so by knowing the worst in them, I'd bring out the best in them.
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