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A King In New York

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Year :
1957
Cast :
Charles Chaplin, Maxine Audley, Jerry Desmonde, Oliver Johnston, Dawn Addams, Sidney James, Joan Ingrams, Michael Chaplin, John McLaren, Phil Brown, Harry Green, Robert Arden, Alan Gifford, Robert Cawdron, George Woodbridge, Clifford Buckton...
Production :
United Artists
Description :
Fleeing revolution in his country, a European monarch seeks refuge in 1950s New York City. His corrupt Prime Minister having left him penniless, King Shahdov even stars in TV commercials to fund his living expenses. Meeting a boy whose parents are being persecuted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, he takes the homeless ten-year old under his wing, but soon after is summoned to his own HUAC hearing. Hilarious mayhem ensues, but the boy's fate is not quite as carefree.
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Filming A King in New York

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A King in New York Synopsis

“One of the minor annoyances of modern life”, states the opening title, “is a revolution”...

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Juke Box

Outtake from A King in New York. Music and lyrics by Charles Chaplin

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A Million Dollars

Chaplin only included a very brief fragment of his voice singing this song in A King in New York. Listen to the full song here.

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Rock & Roll

From A King in New York. Music and Lyrics by Charles Chaplin

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I’d Sell My Soul

From A King in New York. Music and Lyrics by Charles Chaplin. Vocals: Shirley Norman

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The Spring Song

The theme of this simple but lovely song about love and spring can be found in the score of A King in New York

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Now That It's Ended

From A King in New York. Music and Lyrics by Charles Chaplin. Vocals: Joy Nichols