George Arliss shines in this affectionately told story of a king who is, at heart, a "man of the people"--he wins over an attempted assassin after a short talk instead of sending the man to the executioner as his advisers were going to do--who is nevertheless forced to abdicate because of political instability in his beloved country, but is later asked to return. Arliss (as the king who has been keeping a long-held secret from his queen) and Florence Arliss (as his queen who has known about the secret all along) are outstanding, the direction by John G. Adolfi is smooth and the story moves along quite well. A very good film.
Review of The King's Vacation
