The Vagabond King (1956 film)

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

Plot

In fifteenth century France, the irreverent beggar Francois Villon (singer 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.

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

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

PLEASE NOTE THAT MALTESE TENOR O R E S T E K I R K O P

WAS THE "STAR" OF "THE VAGABOND KING" AND NOT CEDRIC HARDWICKE.....AS QUOTED IN THE ABOVE ARTICLE...... QUOTE....It starred Kathryn Grayson and Cedric Hardwicke, with early roles for Rita Moreno and Leslie Nielsen.

See also

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

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