Academy Awards, USA 1939
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role Basil Rathbone |
| Best Art Direction Hans Dreier John B. Goodman | |
| Best Sound, Recording Loren L. Ryder (Paramount SSD) | |
| Best Music, Original Score Richard Hageman |
Paramount Pictures
Directed by Frank Lloyd
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(YouTube)
Ronald Colman plays a poetry-spouting vagabond in 15th century Paris. After accidentally killing one of the king's traitors in a brawl, he is appointed constable for a week. He uses his new power to reward old friends and rally them to fight for the king against the occupying Burgundians. It also allows him to romance Frances Dee, one of the queen's ladies in waiting. Overlong, but ok for rainy day escapist entertainment.
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