If I Were King is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Fox Film Corporation, directed by J. Gordon Edwards, and starring William Farnum as François Villon with Fritz Leiber, Sr. and Betty Ross Clarke.
Plot The famed poet and vagabond rogue Francois Villon is by odd circumstances given the opportunity to rule France for a week. Adventure and intrigue ensue.
Cast William Farnum as François Villon Betty Ross Clarke as Katherine Fritz Leiber Sr. as Louis XI Walter Law as Thibault Henry Carvill as Triestan Claude Payton as Montigney V.V. Clogg as Toison D'Or Harold Clairmont as Noel Renita Johnson as Huguette Kathryn Chase as Elizabeth
Preservation status A copy of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress. It is one of the few surviving J. Gordon Edwards filmsProgressive Silent Film List: If I Were King at silentera.com
See also List of rediscovered films
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External links
If I Were King at AllMovie If I Were King movie poster