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The Beloved Rogue

1927 | 99m | English

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Director: Alan Crosland
Writer: Paul Bern
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François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Release Date: Mar 12, 1927
Director: Alan Crosland
Writer: Paul Bern
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama, History
Keywords france, paris, france, swordplay, catapult, prank, food, torture, king, theft, patriot, martyr, adventurer, françois villon, burgundy, forced marriage, 15th century
Production Companies Feature Productions
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update)
Entered: Apr 29, 2024
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Name Character
John Barrymore François Villon
Conrad Veidt King Louis XI
Marceline Day Charlotte de Vauxcelles
Lawson Butt Duke of Burgundy
Henry Victor Thibault d'Aussigny
Slim Summerville Jehan
Angelo Rossitto Beppo - the Dwarf
Nigel De Brulier Astrologer
Lucy Beaumont Villon's Mother
Otto Matieson Olivier
Jane Winton The Abbess
Rose Dione Margot
Bertram Grassby Duke of Orleans
Dick Sutherland Tristan l'Hermite
Dickie Moore Baby Francois (uncredited)
Mack Swain Nicholas
Name Job
Alan Crosland Director
William Cameron Menzies Art Direction
Paul Bern Screenplay
Joseph H. August Director of Photography
Hal C. Kern Editor
Walter Mayo Production Manager
Gordon Hollingshead Assistant Director
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Geronimo1967
7.0

If you've seen "If I Were King" (either the 1920 or 1938 version), or read Sir Walter Scott's "Quentin Durward" (1823) then you will be familiar with the basis of this quite enjoyable, if a little slow, historical drama. François Villon (John Barrymore) is the populist poet who falls foul of King Lo ... uis XI (Conrad Veidt) when he offends the visiting Charles, Duke of Burgundy (Lawson Butt). Banished from Paris as a punishment, he must use his popularity - he has just been elected "King of the Fools" - and his contacts at the Court of Miracles, the ultimate den of iniquity, to keep his country from the encroaching Burgundians. Weidt steals this for me. He plays the shrewdly decrepit monarch remarkably well. Marceline Day is also quite fun as the pretty, and feisty, "Charlotte", the young girl to be traded to one of Charles' lieutenants "Thibault" (Henry Victor). Barrymore reminded me of a "Puck" style of character, mercurial and engaging with a sharp blade (and tongue) when required, and his efforts pay off well, most of the time. Apparently the bairn at the start is the young Dickie Moore whom you might recall from his 1933 title role in “Oliver Twist” - when he was but eight years old. It's a good watch, this film, and the inter-titles convey his wittily structured poetry effectively. I could just have done with a little more swashbuckling and a little less gymnastics.

Jun 06, 2022