The Beloved Rogue (1927)
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74% of users liked it
(316 ratings)
Beloved Rogue stars John Barrymore as legendary Parisian poet/vagabond Francois Villon. The film follows the basic chronology of all Villon dramatizations (If I Were King, The Vagabond King etc.): To ensure the loyalty of his subjects, crotchety King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt) appoints the waggish… More Beloved Rogue stars John Barrymore as legendary Parisian poet/vagabond Francois Villon. The film follows the basic chronology of all Villon dramatizations (If I Were King, The Vagabond King etc.): To ensure the loyalty of his subjects, crotchety King Louis XI (Conrad Veidt) appoints the waggish Villon king for one day. This proves to be a blessing when Villon rouses the thieves, tramps, trollops and other assorted Parisian lowlifes to defend the walled city against the invading Burgundians. Marceline Day, Mack Swain and Slim Summerville also star. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Alan Crosland
- Genres
- Classics, Action & Adventure
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1927 Wide
- Studio
- United Artists
Critic Reviews
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Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com
[Barrymore] throws himself into the swashbuckling scenes, leaping across roofs less like an action hero than a child of the streets who hasn't quite grown up...
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A film truly worthy of Barrymore -- a big, beautifully designed production by the great William Cameron Menzies the also great -- and sadly neglected -- Alan Crosland.
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Cast
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John Barrymore
as Francois Villon
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Conrad Veidt
as Louis XI
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Marceline Day
as Charlotte de Vauxcelles
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Lawson Butt
as Duke of Burgundy
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Henry Victor
as Thibault d'Aussigny
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Mack Swain
as Nicholas
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Angelo Rossitto
as Beppo
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Nigel De Brulier
as Astrologer
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Lucy Beaumont
as Villon's mother
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Jane Winton
as The Abbess
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Rose Dione
as Margot
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Bertram Grassby
as Duke of Orleans
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Dick Sutherland
as Tristan l'Hermite
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Martha Franklin
as Maid
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Otto Matieson
as Olivier
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George "Slim" Summerville
as Jehan
