"Louis XI of France drafts Paris's popular "king" of criminals as Provost Marshal in his fight against usurper Charles of Burgundy and the traitorous nobles who rally around him."
Kathryn Grayson
as Catherine de Vaucelles
Oreste Kirkop
as François Villon (as Oreste)
Rita Moreno
as Huguette
Cedric Hardwicke
as Tristan
Walter Hampden
as King Louis XI
Leslie Nielsen
as Thibault d'Aussigny
William Prince
as Rene de Montigny
Jack Lord
as Ferrebouc
Gavin Gordon
as Majordomo
Ralph Clanton
as Duke of Anjou
Joel Ashley
as Duke of Normandy
Clancy Cooper
as Gaoler
Phyllis Newman
as Lulu
Jeanette Miller
as Lady in Waiting
Larry Pennell
as Soldier
Vincent Price
as Narrator (voice)
Justin Huntly McCarthy
Theatre Play
William H. Post
Book
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
Robert Burks
Director of Photography
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Paul Baxley
Stunts
Ralph Faulkner
Fight Choreographer
Noel Langley
Screenplay
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Henry Bumstead
Hanya Holm
Choreographer
Ken Englund
William McGarry
Assistant Director
Brian Hooker
Sam Comer
Michael Curtiz
Director
Victor Young
Original Music Composer
Arthur P. Schmidt
Editor
Pat Duggan
Producer
Mary Grant
Costume Design
Bob Herron