The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King

104 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 17, 1930

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.

The Vagabond King

104 mins | Romance, Music | Feb. 17, 1930

The Vagabond King
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.
IMDb rating 5.2
Producers Paramount
Original title The Vagabond King
Directors Ludwig Berger, Ernst Lubitsch
Writers Herman J. Mankiewicz

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

Tom Ricketts

as The Astrologer

Lawford Davidson

as Tristan

Christian J. Frank

as Executioner

Elda Voelkel

as Girl

Dorothy Davis

as Brunette

Thora Waverly

as Brunette

Cecile Cameron

as Brunette

Jean Douglas

as Blonde

Eugenia Woodbury

as Blonde

Rae Murray

as Blonde

Blanche Thompson

as Blonde

Frances Waverly

as Blonde

Gloria Faythe

as Page

Theresa Allen

as Page

Sue Patterson

as Page

Iris Adrian

as Extra

Leon Beaumon

as Extra

Nelson McDowell

as Messenger