Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

A Comedy of Murders.

  • Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
  • Release Date: 1947-09-26
  • User Rating: 7.759/10 from 398 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Language: Français
  • Production Company: Charles Chaplin Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Charlie Chaplin
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Summary

The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

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  • Charlie Chaplin

    as Henri Verdoux

  • Mady Correll

    as Mona Verdoux

  • Allison Roddan

    as Peter Verdoux

  • Robert Lewis

    as Maurice Bottello

  • Audrey Betz

    as Martha Bottello

  • Martha Raye

    as Annabella Bonheur

  • Ada May

    as Annette, Annabella's maid

  • Isobel Elsom

    as Marie Grosnay

  • Marjorie Bennett

    as Marie's Maid

  • Helene Heigh

    as Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend

  • Margaret Hoffman

    as Lydia Floray

  • Marilyn Nash

    as The Girl

  • Irving Bacon

    as Pierre Couvais

  • Edwin Mills

    as Jean Couvais

  • Virginia Brissac

    as Carlotta Couvais

  • Almira Sessions

    as Lena Couvais

  • Eula Morgan

    as Phoebe Couvais

  • Bernard Nedell

    as Prefect of Police

  • Charles Evans

    as Detective Morrow

  • William Frawley

    as Jean La Salle

  • Arthur Hohl

    as Real Estate Agent

  • Barbara Slater

    as Flower Girl

  • Fritz Leiber

    as Father Fareaux

  • Vera Marshe

    as Mrs. Vicki Darwin

  • John Harmon

    as Joe Darwin

  • Richard Abbott

    as Defense Attorney (uncredited)

  • Warren Ashe

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Gertrude Astor

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Wilbur Mack

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Barry Norton

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Edna Purviance

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Herbert Evans

    as Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)

  • Ralph Brooks

    as Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)

  • Wheaton Chambers

    as Pharmacist (uncredited)

  • James Craven

    as Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)

  • Joseph Crehan

    as Broker (uncredited)

  • Bert Stevens

    as Stock Broker (uncredited)

  • Albert D'Arno

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • George Dee

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Carlo Schipa

    as Waiter (uncredited)

  • Ralph Montgomery

    as French Waiter (uncredited)

  • Cyril Delevanti

    as Postman (uncredited)

  • Wheeler Dryden

    as Salesman (uncredited)

  • Elspeth Dudgeon

    as Old Woman (uncredited)

  • Ella Ethridge

    as Woman in the Street (uncredited)

  • Franklyn Farnum

    as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)

  • Joseph Granby

    as Bailiff (uncredited)

  • Boyd Irwin

    as Prison Official (uncredited)

  • Pierre Watkin

    as Prison Official (uncredited)

  • Colin Kenny

    as Police Detective (uncredited)

  • Bert LeBaron

    as Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)

  • Ruth Lee

    as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)

  • Carl M. Leviness

    as Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)

  • Therese Lyon

    as Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)

  • Lester Matthews

    as Prosecutor (uncredited)

  • Harold Miller

    as Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

  • Paul Newlan

    as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

  • Albert Petit

    as Bystander (uncredited)

  • Frank Reicher

    as Doctor (uncredited)

  • Addison Richards

    as Bank Manager (uncredited)

  • Charles Wagenheim

    as Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)

  • Suzanne Ridgway

    as Night Club Patron (uncredited)

  • Jeffrey Sayre

    as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

  • William Self

    as Max - a Reporter (uncredited)

  • C. Montague Shaw

    as Mortgage Banker (uncredited)

  • Nanette Vallon

    as Maid (uncredited)

  • Herb Vigran

    as Reporter (uncredited)

  • Adolf Hitler

    as Self (archive footage)
Writing Charlie Chaplin Writer
Directing Charlie Chaplin Director
Sound Charlie Chaplin Original Music Composer
Production Charlie Chaplin Producer
Sound Rudy Schrager Music Director
Art John Beckman Art Direction
Crew Harry Crocker Unit Publicist
Directing Wheeler Dryden Assistant Director
Crew Russell Birdwell Unit Publicist
Sound Georg Kreisler Music
Editing Willard Nico Editor
Directing Robert Florey Assistant Director
Camera Roland Totheroh Director of Photography
Crew Johnny Kascier Stand In
Directing Rex Bailey Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up William Knight Makeup Artist
Camera Curt Courant Director of Photography
Writing Orson Welles Story

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