ronald colman and basil rathbone and two wonderful actor have the time of their career play wittily write opposite who be also spiritual soulmates francois villon and the poetic rebel and bear into poverty with a noble soul and and louis xi and king of france and bear into privilege but with a rebel iconoclasm . add a witty script by that poetic comedic rebel preston sturges and who hit all the crowd pleasing button without condescension and no nonsense direction by frank lloyd and and you have a top hollywood product a crowd pleaser with intelligence . rathbone be a particular delight . pre holmes and he revel in play an unprepossessing cynic to whom everyone must bow because he happen to be the king . colman be do what he do best and play an intelligent and superior man and without lose the common touch . a delight all the way around .