Ronald Colman as François Villon

Basil Rathbone as Louis XI

Frances Dee as Katherine de Vaucelles

Ellen Drew as Huguette

C. V. France as Father Villon

Henry Wilcoxon as Captain of the Watch

Heather Thatcher as The Queen

Stanley Ridges as Rene de Montigny

Bruce Lester as Noel de Jolys

Alma Lloyd as Colette

Walter Kingsford as Tristan l'Hermite

Sidney Toler as Robin Turgis

Colin Tapley as Jehan LeLoup

Ralph Forbes as Oliver le Dain

John Miljan as Thibaut d'Aussigny

William Haade as Guy Tabarie

Adrian Morris as Colin de Cayeulx

Montagu Love as General Dudon

Lester Matthews as General Saliere

William Farnum as General Barbezier

Paul Harvey as Burgundian Herald

Barry Macollum as Storehouse Watchman

May Beatty as Anna

Winter Hall as Major Domo

Francis McDonald as Casin Cholet

Ann Evers as Lady-in-Waiting

Jean Fenwick as Lady-in-Waiting

Jimmy Aubrey as Drunk (uncredited)

Guy Bellis as Third Officer (uncredited)

Lionel Belmore as Chief Steward (uncredited)

Ted Billings as Parisian Peasant (uncredited)

Ed Brady as Beggar (uncredited)

Henry Brandon as Soldier (uncredited)

George Bruggeman as Restraining Guard (uncredited)

Marie Burton as Girl (uncredited)

Ethel Clayton as Old Woman (uncredited)

David Clyde as First Officer (uncredited)

Bing Conley as Burgundian Knight (uncredited)

Alec Craig as Spy (uncredited)

Paula DeCardo as Dancer (uncredited)

Jane Dewey as Maid (uncredited)

Shorty English as Beggar (uncredited)

Ralph Faulkner as First Watch (uncredited)

Norah Gale as Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)

John George as Beggar (uncredited)

Eddie Hall as Soldier (uncredited)

Darryl Hickman as Child (uncredited)

Shep Houghton as Burgundian Knight (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst as Beggar (uncredited)

Major Kieffer as Burgundian Knight (uncredited)

Claude King as Courtier (uncredited)

Judith King as Girl (uncredited)

Stanley King as Captain of Archers (uncredited)

Ian Maclaren as Beggar (uncredited)

Eric Mayne as Court Member (uncredited)

Merrill McCormick as Ruffian

Clive Morgan as Second Officer (uncredited)

Paul Newlan as Beggar (uncredited)

Carol Parker as Girl (uncredited)

Russ Powell as Ruffian (uncredited)

Ruth Rogers as Girl (uncredited)

John Roy as Restraining Guard (uncredited)

Ralph Sanford as Cook (uncredited)

Charles Schaeffer as Third Watch (uncredited)

Louise Seidel as Girl (uncredited)

Allen D. Sewall as Parisian Peasant (uncredited)

Count Stefenelli as Court Member (uncredited)

Dan Strebel as Second Watch (uncredited)

Evan Thomas as Officer (uncredited)

Cheryl Walker as Girl (uncredited)

Robert Wegner as Fourth Watch (uncredited)

Pat West as Bit Part (uncredited)

Dorothy White as Girl (uncredited)

Gloria Williams as Girl (uncredited)

Harry Wilson as Beggar (uncredited)