Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1930 · 1h 44m

The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King poster
Director
Ludwig Berger
Cast
Dennis King as Francois Villon Jeanette MacDonald as Katherine O. P. Heggie as King Louis XI Lillian Roth as Huguette Warner Oland as Thibault Arthur Stone as Oliver the barber
Crew
Henry W. Gerrard — Director of Photography Ray Rennahan — Director of Photography Herman J. Mankiewicz — Screenplay Adolph Zukor — Producer Travis Banton — Costume Design
Tagline

Paramount Pictures presents the 100% Technicolor All-Talking, All-Singing Musical Romance!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
franceinvasionromancepre-codemedieval
Key Collaborators
Ludwig Berger Director Henry W. Gerrard Director of Photography Ray Rennahan Director of Photography Herman J. Mankiewicz Screenplay Adolph Zukor Producer Travis Banton Costume Design
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