The Sword of Villon
22nd episode of the 1st season of Screen Directors Playhouse From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Sword of Villon" is a 1956 American TV episode of the Screen Directors Playhouse series. Errol Flynn played Francois Villon.[2][3]
| "The Sword of Villon" | |
|---|---|
| Screen Directors Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | George Waggner |
| Written by | Wilbur S. Peacock |
| Production code | Hal Roach Studios |
| Original air date | 4 April 1956[1] |
| Guest appearances | |
| Errol Flynn Hillary Brooke Pamela Duncan | |
Plot
Francois Villon learns of a plot to assassinate the king, and gathers his followers to stop the plot and save the king's life.
Cast
- Errol Flynn as Francois Villon
- Hillary Brooke as Countess
- Pamela Duncan as Velvet
- Murvyn Vye as Bagot
- Lois Collier as Lady Elaine
- Mark Dana as Count
- Richard Avonde as 1st. Bully
- Sol Gorss as 2nd. Bully
- Nesdon Booth as Tavernkeeper
Production
The show was a collaboration between the Screen Directors Guild, the Hal Roach Studios and the J Walter Thompson advertising agency. In January 1956 the Screen Directors Playhouse announced they had signed Errol Flynn to play Francois Villon and it would be directed by Don Weis. [4]
Flynn made it just prior to his own show The Errol Flynn Theatre.[5]
Reception
Filmink magazine later wrote the episode was "more of interest as a curiosity piece than anything else but it’s not awful by any means and Errol seems engaged. The concept was actually strong enough to support a feature film."[6]
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