If I Were King

If I Were King

If I Were King

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If I Were King

"A Cinema Bullseye"

1920

1h 18m

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Overview

J. Gordon Edwards silent adventure melodrama about a famous poet who is allowed to rule France for a week!

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Fox Film Corporation

Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

William Farnum

François Villon

William Farnum

Acting

Betty Ross Clarke

Katherine de Vaucelles

Betty Ross Clarke

Acting

Fritz Leiber

Louis XI

Fritz Leiber

Acting

Walter Law

Thibault

Walter Law

Acting

Henry Carvill

Triestan

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Claude Payton

Montigney

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V.V. Clogg

Toison D'Or

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Harold Clairmont

Noel

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Renita Johnson

Huguette

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