The Vagabond King
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Directed by	Michael Curtiz
Produced by	Pat Duggan
Written by	Ken Englund Brian Hooker (book of stage musical) Noel Langley
Starring	Kathryn Grayson Oreste Kirkop Rita Moreno Ceric Hardwicke Walter Hampden Leslie Nielsen
Music by	Rudolf Friml (Operetta) Johnny Burke Brian Hooker
Cinematography	Robert Burks
Editing by	Arthur P. Schmidt
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date(s)	August 29, 1956
Running time	86 Min.
Country	United States
Language	English

The Vagabond King is a 1956 musical film remake of the 1925 operetta The Vagabond King by Rudolf Friml. It starred Kathryn Grayson and Oreste Kirkop , with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen. Cedric Hardwicke played a notable supporting role. It was Walter Hampden's last movie. Hampden, who played King Louis XI, died more than a year before its release.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Music 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Plot

In fifteenth century France, the irreverent beggar François Villon (tenor Oreste Kirkop) is crowned "king for a day" by King Louis XVI (Walter Hampden). He patriotically rallies his fellow beggars to fight when Paris is invaded by the Burgundians. Kathryn Grayson stars as the high-born heroine, and Rita Moreno as the lusty low-born wench, whose love for Villon eventually costs her her life.

[edit] Cast

• Kathryn Grayson as Catherine de Vaucelles
• Oreste Kirkop as François Villon
• Rita Moreno as Huguette
• Cedric Hardwicke as Tristan
• Walter Hampden as King Louis XI
• Leslie Nielsen as Thibault
• William Prince as Rene
• Jack Lord as Ferrebone
• Billy Vine as Jacques
• Vincent Price as the narrator

[edit] Music

Music composed by Rudolf Friml, lyrics by Johnny Burke unless otherwise indicated.

• "Bon Jour" - sung by Oreste Kirkop
• "Vive La You" - performed by Rita Moreno and Vagabonds
• "Some Day" - lyrics by Brian Hooker, sung by Kathryn Grayson
• "Comparisons" - sung by Kirkop and Vagabonds
• "Huguette Waltz" - lyrics by Brian Hooker, sung by Moreno
• "Only A Rose" - lyrics by Brian Hooker, presented by Kirkop and Grayson
• "This Same Heart" - sung by Kirkop
• "Watch Out For The Devil" - sung by Kirkop, Grayson and chorus,

danced by ballet dancers at the King's Court

• "Song of the Vagabonds" - from the original operetta, performed by Kirkop, Moreno and Vagabonds

[edit] See also

• The Beloved Rogue, 1927 film
• If I Were King, 1938 film

[edit] External links

• The Vagabond King at the TCM Movie Database
• The Vagabond King at the Internet Movie Database
• The Vagabond King at Allmovie

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