John Barrymore displays top romantic form in this costume tale. The setting is 15th-century France: Barrymore plays Francois Villon, the poet-thief whose legend inspired Rudolf Friml's operetta "The Vagabond King." Louis XI: Conrad Veidt. Charlotte: Marceline Day. Thibault: Henry Victor. Nicholas: Mack Swain. John: Lawson Butt.