A King in New York is Chaplin's look at the America of the 1950s. Produced in England barely three years after his U. S. re-entry permit was revoked, one might expect the film to be a vicious attack on the United States, but this is not the case. Chaplin plays a deposed king who comes to the United States to seek refuge - and to seek money and support for his far-reaching nuclear plans. Along the way, the king becomes involved with a young boy whose parents are up before the House Un-American Activities Committee, and finds himself accused of being a communist. In A King in New York, Chaplin pokes fun at the foibles of the 1950s - not only politics but rock'n'roll, wide-screen movies, and television. A King in New York is Chaplin's last starring film - a funny and insightful look into Chaplin's own attitudes and ideals.