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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.
January 14, 1938: Every Day's a Holiday: January 21, 1938: Thrill of a Lifetime: Daughter of Shanghai: January 28, 1938: Partners of the Plains: February 4, 1938: The Buccaneer [b] February 11, 1938: Scandal Street: February 11, 1938: The Big Broadcast of 1938: February 25, 1938: Cassidy of Bar 20: March 11, 1938: Dangerous to Know: March 18 ...
The Buccaneer (1938) (uncredited) Scandal Street (1938) (uncredited) Dangerous to Know (1938) as Secretary; Cocoanut Grove (1938) as Radio Station Receptionist (uncredited) You and Me (1938) as Cashier; Sing, You Sinners (1938) as Martha Randall; If I Were King (1938) as Huguette; The Lady's from Kentucky (1939) as Penelope 'Penny' Hollis
In 1938, even though she was one of the principal supporting actors, [28] [29] and even though an important role, [30] it was less prominent than usual featured role as Colette in the film If I Were King. [31] It was both directed and produced by her father Frank Lloyd. [32]
He becomes one of the most popular Western stars being ranked number one from 1943 to 1952 and would become known as "King of the Cowboys". May 7 – Lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Harold Arlen begin work on the musical score for The Wizard of Oz .
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and went on to appear in more than 70 films, primarily costume dramas, swashbucklers, and, occasionally, horror films.
The story had been filmed in 1920 as If I Were King with William Farnum. The film was later re-made in the sound era again reverting to its original title If I Were King (1938) with Ronald Colman , and as an operetta in The Vagabond King (1930), and again in 1956 .
After his American film debut in Success (1923), he appeared in films such as Crime Without Passion (1934), The Scoundrel (1935), If I Were King and The Mad Miss Manton (both 1938), Black Friday (1940), Sergeant York (1941), Wilson (1944) and No Way Out (1950). [2] He also had the starring role in the B-picture False Faces (1943). [3]