Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

124 mins | Crime, Comedy | Sept. 26, 1947

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.

Monsieur Verdoux

124 mins | Crime, Comedy | Sept. 26, 1947

Monsieur Verdoux
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers United Artists, Charles Chaplin Productions
Original title Monsieur Verdoux
Directors Wheeler Dryden, Rex Bailey, Robert Florey, Charlie Chaplin
Writers Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles

Cast

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)