If I Were King (1920 film)

If I Were King
1929 theatrical poster
Directed byJ. Gordon Edwards
Written byJustin Huntly McCarthy (novel & play)
E. Lloyd Sheldon (scenario)
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringWilliam Farnum
Betty Ross Clarke
Fritz Leiber, Sr.
CinematographyJohn W. Boyle
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • August 9, 1920 (1920-08-09)
Running time
8 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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.

theatrical poster.

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

Preservation status

A copy of the film is preserved in the Library of Congress. It is one of the few surviving J. Gordon Edwards films[1]

See also

References

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