A King in New York (1957)
"The King of Comedians!"
ThumbScore
👍 81%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Maxine Audley as Queen Irene
Jerry Desmonde as Prime Minister Voudel
Oliver Johnston as Ambassador Jaume
Dawn Addams as Ann Kay - TV Specialist
Sidney James as Johnson - TV Advertiser
Joan Ingram as Mona Cromwell - Hostess
Michael Chaplin as Rupert Macabee
Is A King in New York good?
Most people think so. 81% audience score, estimated from 242 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
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. Wikipedia ↗
