"The King of Comedians!"

1957

1h 44m

6.8(212 votes)

Comedy

Overview

A recently-deposed "Estrovian" monarch seeks shelter in New York City, where he becomes an accidental television celebrity. Later, he's wrongly accused of being a Communist and gets caught up in subsequent HUAC hearings.

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Cast & Crew

51 members

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Charlie Chaplin

King Shahdov

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Maxine Audley

Queen Irene

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Jerry Desmonde

Prime Minister Voudel

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Oliver Johnston

Ambassador Jaume

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Dawn Addams

Ann Kay - TV Specialist

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Sid James

Johnson - TV Advertiser

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Joan Ingram

Mona Cromwell - Hostess

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Michael Chaplin

Rupert Macabee

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John McLaren

Macabee Senior

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Phil Brown

Headmaster

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Harry Green

Lawyer

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Robert Arden

Liftboy

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Alan Gifford

School Superintendent

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Robert Cawdron

U.S. Marshal

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George Woodbridge

Member of Atomic Commission

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Clifford Buckton

Member of Atomic Commission

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Vincent Lawson

Member of Atomic Commission

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Shani Wallis

Singer

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Joy Nichols

Singer

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Lauri Lupino Lane

Comedian

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George Truzzi

Comedian

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Yvonne Romain

Older Girl

Sound

Tony Crombie

Nightclub Drummer (uncredited)

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Pat Gibson

Girl (uncredited)

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Anne Gilleno

Nurse (uncredited)

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Wendy Graham

(uncredited)

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Lilian Grassom

Cute Girl (uncredited)

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Arthur Gross

Autograph Hunter (uncredited)

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Tubby Hayes

Nightclub Saxophonist (uncredited)

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Frazer Hines

Boy (uncredited)

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Roy Hines

Boy (uncredited)

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Penelope Horner

Girl (uncredited)

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Jemma Hyde

Girl (uncredited)

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Jeanette Jacobs

Girl (uncredited)

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Pauline Keen

Older Girl (uncredited)

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Kevin Kelly

Boy (uncredited)

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Hugh McDermott

Bill Johnson (uncredited)

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Bill Nagy

Television Announcer (uncredited)

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MacDonald Parke

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Jose Read

Boy (uncredited)

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Michael Saunders

Boy (uncredited)

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Antoinette Seaborn

Girl (uncredited)

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Richard Shaw

Butler (uncredited)

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Bernice Swanson

(uncredited)

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Gareth Tandy

Boy (uncredited)

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Nicholas Tannar

Butler (uncredited)

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David Tilley

Boy (uncredited)

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Howard Vaughn

Boy (uncredited)

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Gillian Watt

Teenager (uncredited)

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Robin Wheeler

Cooking Student (uncredited)

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Ross Yeo

Boy (uncredited)

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