If I Were King (1938)
Genres: Drama, Adventure, Historical, Biography
Cast: Ronald Colman, Basil Rathbone, Frances Dee
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.