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'''''The Sword of Villon''''' is a 1956 American TV episode of the ''[[Screen Directors Playhouse]]'' series. [[Errol Flynn]] played [[Francois Villon]].<ref>A Debut on Wimpole St. |
'''''The Sword of Villon''''' is a 1956 American TV episode of the ''[[Screen Directors Playhouse]]'' series. [[Errol Flynn]] played [[Francois Villon]].<ref>A Debut on Wimpole St. |
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The Washington Post and Times Herald 1 Apr 1956: J3. </ref> |
The Washington Post and Times Herald 1 Apr 1956: J3. </ref><ref>Article 14 -- No Title |
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Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1956: B8. </ref> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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Francois Villon learns of a plot to assassinate the king, and gathers his followers to stop the plot and save the king's life. |
Francois Villon learns of a plot to assassinate the king, and gathers his followers to stop the plot and save the king's life. |
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*Sol Gorss as 2nd. Bully |
*Sol Gorss as 2nd. Bully |
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*Nesdon Booth as Tavernkeeper |
*Nesdon Booth as Tavernkeeper |
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==Production== |
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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]]. |
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<ref>TV Survey of Love Offered to N.B.C. For a Spectacular |
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Special to The New York Times. New York Times 3 Feb 1956: 47. </ref> |
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Flynn made it just prior to his own show ''[[The Errol Flynn Theatre]]''.<ref>Flynn to Do TV Film; Blond 'Queen' Becomes Idol of Location Site |
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Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 4 Feb 1956: A5.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 02:58, 7 November 2019
| "The Sword of Villon" | |
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| 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 | |
The Sword of Villon is a 1956 American TV episode of the Screen Directors Playhouse series. Errol Flynn played Francois Villon.[2][3]
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]
References
- ^ Other 21 -- No Title Chicago Daily Tribune 4 Apr 1956: a8.
- ^ A Debut on Wimpole St. The Washington Post and Times Herald 1 Apr 1956: J3.
- ^ Article 14 -- No Title Los Angeles Times 4 Apr 1956: B8.
- ^ TV Survey of Love Offered to N.B.C. For a Spectacular Special to The New York Times. New York Times 3 Feb 1956: 47.
- ^ Flynn to Do TV Film; Blond 'Queen' Becomes Idol of Location Site Ames, Walter. Los Angeles Times 4 Feb 1956: A5.
External links
- Sword of Villon at IMDb
- Sword of Villon at BFI