Vagabond King (1956?)
In this 1956 remake of the Rudolf Friml operetta, opera singer Oreste Kirkop stars as Villon, with Cedric Hardwicke as the droll King Louis, Kathryn Grayson as the heroine, and Rita Moreno as the lusty wench whose love for Villon costs her dearly.
Vincent Price narrates the film, which if nothing else is elaborately mounted (with super costumes from Price's second wife Mary Grant) and colorfully photographed.
Based on the play If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy CAST Kathryn Grayson as Catherine de Vaucelles Oreste Kirkop as Francois Villon Cedric Hardwicke as Tristan Rita Moreno as Huguette Leslie Nielsen as Thibault
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