If I Were King
1938 ‧ Adventure/Comedy ‧ 1h 41m
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7.1/10 · IMDb
75% · Rotten Tomatoes
In this film based on a true story, King Louis XI (Basil Rathbone) 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 (Ronald Colman)...
Initial release: September 28, 1938
Director: Frank Lloyd
Screenplay: Preston Sturges
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Adapted from: If I Were King
Music by: Richard Hageman; Milan Roder; (uncredited)