| A King in New York | |
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| Directed by | Charles Chaplin |
| Produced by | Charles Chaplin |
| Written by | Charles Chaplin |
| Starring | Charles Chaplin Dawn Addams Maxine Audley Jerry Desmonde Oliver Johnston Michael Chaplin |
| Music by | Charles Chaplin |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 1957 |
| Running time | 110 min |
| Language | English |
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A King in New York is a 1957 film directed by and starring Charles Chaplin in his last leading role, which presents a satirical view of certain aspects of United States politics and society. Dawn Addams ( 21 September 1930 - 7 May 1985) was a British actress in motion pictures of the 1950s Maxine Audley ( 29 April 1923 &ndash 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. Jerry Desmonde ( July 20, 1908 - February 11, 1967 Suicide) was an English stage musical film and television actor Michael Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an Anglo - American actor born in Santa Monica California. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The film was produced in Europe after Chaplin's exile from the US in 1952. It did not open in the United States until the early 1970s.
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Plot
"One of the minor annoyances in modern life is a revolution. " Due to a revolution in his country, King Igor Shahdov (Charlie Chaplin) comes to New York City with almost no money, his securities having been stolen by his own Prime Minister. The City of New York He tries to contact the Atomic Commission with his ideas for using atomic power to create a utopia. Utopia is a name for an ideal community taken from the title of a book written in 1516 by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional Island in the At a dinner party, some of which is televised live (unbeknownst to him), he reveals he's had some experience in the theater. He's approached to do TV commercials but doesn't like the idea. Later, he does make a few commercials in order to get some money. Invited to speak at a progressive school, he meets Rupert Macabee (Michael Chaplin), editor of the school paper, a ten-year-old historian who gives him a stern anarchist lecture. Michael Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an Anglo - American actor born in Santa Monica California. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Although Rupert himself says he distrusts all forms of government, his parents are communists. Shahdov is subsequently suspected as a communist himself and has to face one of McCarthy's hearings. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U The House Committee on Un-American Activities ( HUAC or HCUA 1938–1975 was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. He is cleared of all charges and decides to join his estranged queen in Paris for a reconciliation. But Rupert's parents are jailed, and authorities force the child to reveal the names of his parents' friends. Grieving and guilt-ridden, he is presented to King Shahdov as a "patriot". Shadov reassures him that the anti-communist scare is a lot of nonsense, and invites him to come to Europe with his parents for a visit.
In addition to its condemnation of HUAC's methods, the film takes witty potshots at American commercialism, popular music and film. A dinner party scene includes a number of satirical portrayals of actors and public figures of the period, including Sophie Tucker; and the King attends a film preview for Man or Woman? (Glen or Glenda). Sophie Tucker ( January 13, 1884 &ndash February 9, 1966) was a Singer and Comedian, one of the most popular entertainers Glen or Glenda is a 1953 Film written directed by and starring Ed Wood, and featuring Bela Lugosi, and Wood's then-girlfriend
Reception
The film did well in Europe, but its lack of US distribution severely hampered its commercial impact. Even today, fans and critics are sharply divided over the film's merits. Many consider it a bitter throwaway, while just as many consider it Chaplin's masterpiece.
Cast
Charles Chaplin . . . King Shahdov
Maxine Audley . Maxine Audley ( 29 April 1923 &ndash 23 July 1992) was an English theatre and film actress. . . Queen Irene
Jerry Desmonde . Jerry Desmonde ( July 20, 1908 - February 11, 1967 Suicide) was an English stage musical film and television actor . . Prime Minister Voudel
Oliver Johnston . . . Ambassador Jaume
Dawn Addams . Dawn Addams ( 21 September 1930 - 7 May 1985) was a British actress in motion pictures of the 1950s . . Ann Kay - TV Specialist
Sid James . Sid James (born Joel Solomon Cohen; 8 May 1913 &ndash 26 April 1976) was a South African Actor, who made . . Johnson - TV Advertiser (billed as Sidney James)
Joan Ingram . . . Mona Cromwell - Hostess
Michael Chaplin . Michael Chaplin (born 7 March 1946) is an Anglo - American actor born in Santa Monica California. . . Rupert Macabee
John McLaren . . . Macabee Senior
Phil Brown . . . Headmaster
Harry Green . . . Lawyer
Robert Arden . . . Liftboy
Alan Gifford . . . School Superintendent
Robert Cawdron . . . U. S. Marshal
George Woodbridge . . . Member of Atomic Commission
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