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DramaActionAdventureHistory

The Beloved Rogue

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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 : 1927-03-12

Language :EnglishNo Language

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Feature Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Barrymore

Character Name : François Villon

Original Name : John Barrymore

Gender : Male

Conrad Veidt

Character Name : King Louis XI

Original Name : Conrad Veidt

Gender : Male

Marceline Day

Character Name : Charlotte de Vauxcelles

Original Name : Marceline Day

Gender : Female

Lawson Butt

Character Name : Duke of Burgundy

Original Name : Lawson Butt

Gender : Male

Henry Victor

Character Name : Thibault d'Aussigny

Original Name : Henry Victor

Gender : Male

Slim Summerville

Character Name : Jehan

Original Name : Slim Summerville

Gender : Male

Angelo Rossitto

Character Name : Beppo - the Dwarf

Original Name : Angelo Rossitto

Gender : Male

Nigel De Brulier

Character Name : Astrologer

Original Name : Nigel De Brulier

Gender : Male

Lucy Beaumont

Character Name : Villon's Mother

Original Name : Lucy Beaumont

Gender : Female

Otto Matieson

Character Name : Olivier

Original Name : Otto Matieson

Gender : Male

Jane Winton

Character Name : The Abbess

Original Name : Jane Winton

Gender : Female

Rose Dione

Character Name : Margot

Original Name : Rose Dione

Gender : Female

Bertram Grassby

Character Name : Duke of Orleans

Original Name : Bertram Grassby

Gender : Male

Dick Sutherland

Character Name : Tristan l'Hermite

Original Name : Dick Sutherland

Gender : Male

Dickie Moore

Character Name : Baby Francois (uncredited)

Original Name : Dickie Moore

Gender : Male

Mack Swain

Character Name : Nicholas

Original Name : Mack Swain

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-06

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 Louis 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.