Le Roi (1936) Fr

Director: Pierre Colombier Writers: Gaston Arman de Cavaillet (play), Emile Arène (play) Stars: Victor Francen, Raimu, Gaby Morlay King John IV of Cerdania (Victor Francen), who knows monarchs are a vanishing race but who plays his royalty role in state council or boudoir to the hilt, is in Paris to sign a treaty, and becomes enmeshed in intrigue with an actress, Therese Mannix (Elvire Popesco) and involved in a bit of cuckoldry with YouYou Bourdier (Gaby Morlay), the exseamstress wife of a French senator, who is unawed by money, power or the King s kisses. For his part, her husband, Senator Bourdier (Raimu), is glad to use his wealth, wife and collectivist ideals for social position, in spite of his democratic posing.