The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 American silent romantic adventure film, loosely based on the life of the 15th century French poet, François Villon.

[1][2] François Villon is played by John Barrymore, and other cast members include Conrad Veidt as King Louis XI and Marceline Day as Charlotte de Vauxcelles.

Climbing the treacherous walls of the city, they use the King's catapult to shuttle the food into town to care for the poor.

She and Count Thibault d'Aussigny have been forced to take refuge at an inn during a snow storm when Charlotte's sleigh breaks down.

Entering the room to interrupt Charlotte's and Villon's encounter, the count pursues the surprised poet.

Cast member Dick Sutherland, like Rondo Hatton a couple of decades later, suffered from acromegaly.

The only surviving domestic print of The Beloved Rogue was found in John Barrymore's former mansion by its subsequent occupant, Edgar Bergen, who donated it to the American Film Institute.