Question:  A King in New York is a 1957 British comedy film directed by and starring an English comic who rose to fame in what era?

Context articles: Second Fiddle (1957 film)
The Truth About Women
Charlie Chaplin
A King in New York
The Smallest Show on Earth
True as a Turtle
Not Wanted on Voyage
Lucky Jim (1957 film)
The Admirable Crichton (1957 film)
Brothers in Law (film)

Second Fiddle is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Adrienne Corri, Thorley Walters, Lisa Gastoni and Richard Wattis.
 The film was produced by Robert Dunbar for Act Films Ltd.
 It was the final film of prolific director Maurice Elvey.
The Truth About Women is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento.
Sir Charles Spencer "Charlie" Chaplin, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': 'KBE', '4': "} (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film.
 Chaplin became a worldwide icon through his screen persona "the Tramp" and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry.
 His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy.
A King in New York is a 1957 British comedy film directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his last leading role, which co-stars, among others, his young son Michael.
 The film presents a satirical view of the McCarthy communist-hunt era and certain other aspects of United States politics and society.
 The film, which was produced in Europe after Chaplin's exile from the U.S. in 1952, did not open in the United States until 1973.
The Smallest Show on Earth (US: "Big Time Operators") is a 1957 British comedy film, directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Peter Sellers and Margaret Rutherford.
 The supporting cast included Bernard Miles, Leslie Phillips, Francis de Wolff, George Cross, June Cunningham and Sid James.
 The screenplay was written by William Rose and John Eldridge from an original story by William Rose.
True as a Turtle is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Wendy Toye and starring John Gregson, Cecil Parker, June Thorburn and Keith Michell.
 In the film, a young couple embark on a voyage on a ketch named "Turtle".
 John Coates wrote the screenplay, based on his novel of the same name.
Not Wanted on Voyage is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ronald Shiner, Brian Rix and Catherine Boyle.
 The film was made at British National Studios.
Lucky Jim is a 1957 British comedy film directed by John Boulting and starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Hugh Griffith.
 It is an adaptation of the 1954 novel "Lucky Jim" by Kingsley Amis.
The Admirable Crichton is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Lewis Gilbert and starring Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker and Sally Ann Howes.
 The film was based on J. M. Barrie's 1902 stage comedy of the same name.
 It was released in the United States as Paradise Lagoon.
Brothers in Law is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas and Jill Adams.
 The film is one of the Boulting brothers successful series of institutional satires begun with "Private's Progress" in 1956.
 It is an adaptation of the novel "Brothers in Law" by Henry Cecil, a comedy set in the legal profession.