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The Beloved Rogue (1927)
The Beloved Rogue
(1927)
99 minutes
Adventure / Biography / Drama / Silent
Directed by Alan Crosland
Cast:
John Barrymore as François Villon
Conrad Veidt as King Louis XI
Marceline Day as Charlotte de Vauxcelles
Lawson Butt as Duke of Burgundy
Henry Victor as Thibault d'Aussigny
Slim Summerville as Jehan
Mack Swain as Nicholas
Angelo Rossitto as Beppo, the Dwarf
Nigel De Brulier as Astrologer
Lucy Beaumont as Villon's Mother
Otto Matieson as Olivier
Jane Winton as The Abbess
Rose Dione as Margot
Bertram Grassby as Duke of Orleans
Dick Sutherland as Tristan l'Hermite
The film begins in 1432 when François Villon’s father dies as a martyr due to his loyalty to France. Francois is only a baby when he does and grows up to be a prominent poet and devoted patriot. He is exiled by King Louis XI after he insults Duke Charles of Burgundy on All Fools Day. The King is fearful of Charles which is why he exiles Villon. Villion is determined to protect France from Charles’s devious plans, but is sentenced to death after he breaks off the engagement of Charles’ associate and the king’s ward, Charlotte. His plan is to expose Louis and marry Charlotte.
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