The story
François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot.
Cast & crew
John BarrymoreFrançois Villon
Conrad VeidtKing Louis XI
Marceline DayCharlotte de Vauxcelles
Lawson ButtDuke of Burgundy
Henry VictorThibault d'Aussigny
Slim SummervilleJehan
Angelo RossittoBeppo - the Dwarf
Nigel De BrulierAstrologer
Lucy BeaumontVillon's Mother
Otto MatiesonOlivier
Jane WintonThe Abbess
Rose DioneMargotExplore the crew
- Director
- Alan Crosland
- Screenplay
- Paul Bern
- Director of Photography
- Joseph H. August
- Editor
- Hal C. Kern