22nd episode of the 1st season of Screen Directors Playhouse
| "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 (1956-04-04) |
| 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.
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.
Flynn made it just prior to his own show The Errol Flynn Theatre.
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."
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.
- Ames, Walter (February 4, 1956). "Flynn to Do TV Film; Blond 'Queen' Becomes Idol of Location Site". Los Angeles Times. p. A5.
- Vagg, Stephen (December 15, 2019). "The Films of Errol Flynn: Part 6 – The Final Adventures". Filmink.
External links
- Sword of Villon at IMDb
- Sword of Villon at BFI