Skip to content

Discover Movies TV series My collection

Language

Discover Movies TVCollection

One moment.

Finding a story worth your time.

A place for the films that stay with you.

© 2026 Videolex

If I Were King | Videolex

← Back to the collection

If I Were King

1938-09-281h 41mAdventure / History7.1/1014 votes

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.

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

The world, in frames.

Stills, posters, and artwork in every language.

Behind the frames.

Directed byFrank Lloyd

Original languageEnglish

Original release1938-09-28

ProductionUnited States of America

Where to watch

Rent

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At Home

Buy

Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeFandango At Home

Availability data by JustWatch. Check the provider for current access.

Your next obsession.

Finding your next story…

The people behind the picture.

Ronald ColmanFrançois Villon

Basil RathboneLouis XI

Frances Dee

Frances DeeKatherine de Vaucelles

Ellen Drew

Ellen DrewHuguette

C. V. France

C. V. FranceFather Villon

Henry Wilcoxon

Henry WilcoxonCaptain of the Watch

View full cast

Heather ThatcherThe Queen Stanley RidgesRene de Montigny Bruce LesterNoel de Jolys Alma LloydColette Walter KingsfordTristan l'Hermite Sidney TolerRobin Turgis Colin TapleyJehan LeLoup Ralph ForbesOliver le Dain John MiljanThibaut d'Aussigny William HaadeGuy Tabarie Adrian MorrisColin de Cayeulx Montagu LoveGeneral Dudon Lester MatthewsGeneral Saliere William FarnumGeneral Barbezier Paul HarveyBurgundian Herald Barry MacollumStorehouse Watchman May BeattyAnna Winter HallMajor Domo Francis McDonaldCasin Cholet Ann EversLady-in-Waiting Jean FenwickLady-in-Waiting Jimmy AubreyDrunk (uncredited)Guy BellisThird Officer (uncredited)Lionel BelmoreChief Steward (uncredited)Ted BillingsParisian Peasant (uncredited)Ed BradyBeggar (uncredited)Henry BrandonSoldier (uncredited)George BruggemanRestraining Guard (uncredited)Marie BurtonGirl (uncredited)Ethel ClaytonOld Woman (uncredited)David ClydeFirst Officer (uncredited)Bing ConleyBurgundian Knight (uncredited)Alec CraigSpy (uncredited)Paula DeCardoDancer (uncredited)Jane DeweyMaid (uncredited)Shorty EnglishBeggar (uncredited)Ralph FaulknerFirst Watch (uncredited)Norah GaleLady-in-Waiting (uncredited)John GeorgeBeggar (uncredited)Eddie HallSoldier (uncredited)Darryl HickmanChild (uncredited)Shep HoughtonBurgundian Knight (uncredited)Brandon HurstBeggar (uncredited)Major KiefferBurgundian Knight (uncredited)Claude KingCourtier (uncredited)Judith KingGirl (uncredited)Stanley KingCaptain of Archers (uncredited)Ian MaclarenBeggar (uncredited)Eric MayneCourt Member (uncredited)Merrill McCormickRuffian Clive MorganSecond Officer (uncredited)Paul NewlanBeggar (uncredited)Carol ParkerGirl (uncredited)Russ PowellRuffian (uncredited)Ruth RogersGirl (uncredited)John RoyRestraining Guard (uncredited)Ralph SanfordCook (uncredited)Charles SchaefferThird Watch (uncredited)Louise SeidelGirl (uncredited)Allen D. SewallParisian Peasant (uncredited)Count StefenelliCourt Member (uncredited)Dan StrebelSecond Watch (uncredited)Evan ThomasOfficer (uncredited)Cheryl WalkerGirl (uncredited)Robert WegnerFourth Watch (uncredited)Pat WestBit Part (uncredited)Dorothy WhiteGirl (uncredited)Gloria WilliamsGirl (uncredited)Harry WilsonBeggar (uncredited)

If I Were King poster

Your next obsession.

Follow the worlds, the minds, the feeling.

Hide watched

Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

19357.4

From the same director

The Eagle of the Sea

The Eagle of the Sea

192610.0

From the same director

The Gentleman from Indiana

The Gentleman from Indiana

1915

From the same director

Forever and a Day

Forever and a Day

19437.5

From the same director

Wells Fargo

19375.5

From the same director

This Woman Is Mine

This Woman Is Mine

19414.5

From the same director

Under Two Flags

Under Two Flags

19366.8

From the same director

Winds of Chance

Winds of Chance

19256.5

From the same director

Connected by story, filmmaker, and a shared feeling.