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The Beloved Rogue

1927·US
Director: Alan Crosland
AdventureDramaHistoryAction

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

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

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Cast

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

François Villon

Conrad Veidt

Conrad Veidt

King Louis XI

Marceline Day

Marceline Day

Charlotte de Vauxcelles

Lawson Butt

Lawson Butt

Duke of Burgundy

Henry Victor

Henry Victor

Thibault d'Aussigny

Slim Summerville

Slim Summerville

Jehan

Angelo Rossitto

Angelo Rossitto

Beppo - the Dwarf

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Astrologer

Lucy Beaumont

Lucy Beaumont

Villon's Mother

Otto Matieson

Otto Matieson

Olivier

Jane Winton

Jane Winton

The Abbess

Rose Dione

Rose Dione

Margot

Bertram Grassby

Bertram Grassby

Duke of Orleans

Dick Sutherland

Dick Sutherland

Tristan l'Hermite

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Baby Francois (uncredited)

Crew

Joseph H. August

cinematographer

Paul Bern

writer

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