It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
The Vagabond King (1956) – Musical #773

Studio:
Paramount Pictures

Director:
Michael Curtiz

Starring:
Kathryn Grayson, Oreste Kirkop (billed as Oreste), Rita Moreno, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Walter Hampden, Leslie Nielsen, William Prince, Jack Lord, Tom Duggan, Lucie Lancaster
Narrator: Vincent Price

Plot:
Set in 15th century France, King Louis XI (Hampden) is at risk of being overthrown by the Duke of Burgundy. When King Louis meets poet, criminal, François Villon (Oreste), he appoints him as his provost to help in the fight against the Duke of Burgundy. In the process, Villon falls in love with King Louis’s niece, Catherine (Grayson).

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