King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in his kingdom. At a local tavern, he overhears the brash poet François Villon extolling why he would be a better king. Annoyed yet intrigued, the King bestows on Villon the title of Grand Constable. Soon Villon begins work and falls for a lovely lady-in-waiting, but then must flee execution when the King turns on him.
Alternative titles: If I Were King | Si yo fuera rey | De geuzenkoning | De koning der vagebonden | Le roi des gueux | Se Eu Fora Rei | Kralj pustolova | Hvis jeg var konge | Kulkurien kuningas | König der Vagabunden | An imoun vasilias | Αν ήμουν βασιλιάς | Csavargókirály | Un vagabondo alla corte di Francia | 放浪の王者（1938） | Als ik koning was | Żebrak w purpurze | Kralj pustolovcev | Если бы я был королём | Om jag vore kung | Serseri Kral | Wenn ich König wäre