The Beloved Rogue

"François Villon, in his lifetime the most renowned poet in France, is also a prankster, an occasional criminal, and an ardent patriot."

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

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

Dickie Moore

as Baby Francois (uncredited)

Mack Swain

as Nicholas

Crew

Alan Crosland

Director

Paul Bern

Screenplay

Joseph H. August

Director of Photography

William Cameron Menzies

Art Direction

Walter Mayo

Production Manager

Gordon Hollingshead

Assistant Director

Hal C. Kern

Editor