If I Were King (1920 Film)
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''If I Were King'' is a 1920 American silent
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
produced by
Fox Film Corporation The Fox Film Corporation (also known as Fox Studios) was an American independent company that produced motion pictures and was formed in 1914 by the theater "chain" pioneer William Fox (producer), William Fox. It was the corporate successor to ...
, directed by J. Gordon Edwards, and starring
William Farnum William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time. Biography Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuset ...
as François Villon with Fritz Leiber, Sr. and
Betty Ross Clarke Betty Ross Clarke (born May Clarke,National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ''Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940''; Mi ...
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William Farnum William Farnum (July 4, 1876 – June 5, 1953) was an American actor. He was a star of American silent cinema, and he became one of the highest-paid actors during this time. Biography Farnum was born on July 4, 1876, in Boston, Massachuset ...
as
François Villon François Villon (; Modern French: ; ; – after 1463) is the best known French poet of the Late Middle Ages. He was involved in criminal behavior and had multiple encounters with law enforcement authorities. Villon wrote about some of these e ...
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Betty Ross Clarke Betty Ross Clarke (born May Clarke,National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; ''Naturalization Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division (Los Angeles), 1887-1940''; Mi ...
as Katherine * Fritz Leiber Sr. as
Louis XI Louis XI (3 July 1423 – 30 August 1483), called "Louis the Prudent" (), was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revolt known as the ...
* Walter Law as Thibault * Henry Carvill as Triestan *
Claude Payton Claude Duval Payton (March 30, 1882 in Centerville, Iowa – March 1, 1955 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor in many silent films and other films. On stage, Claude Payton toured with the Spooner Stock Company, which was heade ...
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 The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law o ...
.Progressive Silent Film List: ''If I Were King''
at silentera.com


See also

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List of rediscovered films This is a list of rediscovered films that, once thought lost, have since been discovered, in whole or in part. See List of incomplete or partially lost films and List of rediscovered film footage for films that are not wholly lost. For a fi ...


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''If I Were King'' at AllMovie ''If I Were King'' movie poster
1920 films 1920 drama films 1920s American films 1920s English-language films 1920s historical drama films 1920s rediscovered films American black-and-white films American historical drama films American silent feature films Cultural depictions of François Villon Cultural depictions of Louis XI of France Films about François Villon Films directed by J. Gordon Edwards Films set in France Films set in the 15th century Fox Film films Rediscovered American films Silent American drama films Surviving American silent films English-language historical drama films Films based on works by Justin Huntly McCarthy {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub