If I Were King

King Louis XI of France (Basil Rathbone) is in desperate straits. He is besieged in Paris by the Duchy of Burgundy and suspects that there is a traitor in his court. He goes in disguise to a tavern to see who accepts a message from the enemy. While there, he is amused by the antics of poet François Villon (Ronald Colman), who has stolen food from the royal storehouse. The rascal criticizes the king and brags about how much better he would do if he were in Louis' place.