The Vagabond King (1930) DVD

Price:

$9.99

SKU:

S09112015737

Rating:

( 1 product review )

Availability:

In Stock

Product Description

The Vagabond King (1930)

Directors:

Ludwig Berger, Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Brian Hooker (operetta), Herman J. Mankiewicz (screenplay)

Stars:

Dennis King, Jeanette MacDonald, O.P. Heggie

The legend of renegade French poet Francois Villon was dramatized in the 1901 Justin McCarthy play If I Were King. This theatrical piece inspired several films, as well as the Rudolph Friml/Brian Hooker musical play The Vagabond King (1927). Dennis King recreated his original London and Broadway stage role as Villon when Vagabond King was transferred to celluloid in 1930. The story is the familiar one of politically savvy Louis XVI (O.P. HEGGIE), hoping to enlist the French peasants in his upcoming battle against the Burgundians, appointing Francois Villon king of France for one day. Jeanette MacDonald is the high-born girl whom Villon pines for, while Lillian Roth is the street urchin who gives up her life to save her beloved poet. This early-talkie Vagabond King has scarcely been seen since the 1956 MGM remake, which starred the never-to-be-remembered opera luminary Oreste.

Find Similar Products by Tag

Find Similar Products by Category

Musical

Product Reviews

Entertaining, if a bit overdramatic. Nice songs

Posted by Ray Bergen on Feb 9th 2017

Entertaining musical version of the story of the poet/rogue leading a rebellion against the King of France. Remade, without music, as "If I Were King" in 1938, this version is still fun to watch, with nice songs and enjoyable performances. For a film close to 90 years old, hats off to Zeus DVD's for the film and sound quality of this film. Excellent job on their account.