---
title: 'If I Were King (1938)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Frank Lloyd'
released: '1938-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/if-i-were-king-1938'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030265/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# If I Were King (1938)

1938 · 101 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

If I Were King is a 1938 American biographical and historical film starring Ronald Colman as medieval poet François Villon, and featuring Basil Rathbone and Frances Dee. It is based on the 1901 play and novel, both of the same name, by Justin Huntly McCarthy, and was directed by Frank Lloyd, with a screenplay adaptation by Preston Sturges.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Frank Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lloyd)
- **Producer:** [Frank Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-lloyd)
- **Screenplay:** [Preston Sturges](https://cinepixo.com/people/preston-sturges)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Hageman](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-hageman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Theodor Sparkuhl](https://cinepixo.com/people/theodor-sparkuhl)

## Cast

- [Frances Dee](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-dee)
- [Walter Kingsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kingsford)
- [Bruce Lester](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-lester)
- [Montagu Love](https://cinepixo.com/people/montagu-love)
- [Basil Rathbone](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-rathbone)
- [Claude King](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-king)
- [Ian Maclaren](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-maclaren)
- [May Beatty](https://cinepixo.com/people/may-beatty)
- [C.V. France](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-v-france)
- [William Haade](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-haade)
- [Ronald Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronald-colman)
- [Heather Thatcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/heather-thatcher)
- [Colin Tapley](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-tapley)
- [Francis McDonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-mcdonald)
- [Jimmy Aubrey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-aubrey)

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