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17/02/1930 Music, Romance 1h 44m
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Paramount Pictures presents the 100% Technicolor All-Talking, All-Singing Musical Romance!

Overview

The story takes place in medieval France. Poet-rogue Francois Villon, sentenced to hang by King Louis XI for writing derogatory verses about him, is offered a temporary reprieve. His hanging will be postponed for 24 hours, and in that time he must defeat the invading Burgundians and win the love of the beautiful Katherine.

  1. Ludwig Berger

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Dennis King

    Francois Villon

  2. Jeanette MacDonald

    Katherine

  3. O. P. Heggie

    King Louis XI

  4. Lillian Roth

    Huguette

  5. Warner Oland

    Thibault

  6. Arthur Stone

    Oliver the barber

  7. Tom Ricketts

    The Astrologer

  8. Lawford Davidson

    Tristan

  9. Christian J. Frank

    Executioner

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-02-11
King Louis XI of France (the competent O.P. Heggie) hasn't his problems to seek. The Burgundians are at the gates of Paris and his subjects within are all a bit disgruntled. They are being stirred up by the rebellious poet "Villon" (Dennis King) who repeatedly suggests that Louis is an incompetent fool. He voices those opinions a bit too freely one evening and finds himself arrested by none other than the King himself. Hanged? Well, the rather shrewd monarch decides to see if this loudmouth can do any better. He ennobles him, puts him in charge and tells him his survival depends on him defeati...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$1,200,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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