Monsieur Verdoux (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.
Writing:
- Charlie Chaplin
- Orson Welles
Directing:
- Charlie Chaplin
7.9/10
- Views: 2
- Release Date: 1947-09-26
- Language: English
- Country: US
- Runtime: 124
- Budget: $2,000,000
Franklyn Farnum
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Marjorie Bennett
Marie's Maid
Charlie Chaplin
Henri Verdoux
Allison Roddan
Peter Verdoux
Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello
Audrey Betz
Martha Bottello
Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur
Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay
Helene Heigh
Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Marilyn Nash
The Girl
Irving Bacon
Pierre Couvais
Virginia Brissac
Carlotta Couvais
Almira Sessions
Lena Couvais
Bernard Nedell
Prefect of Police
Charles Evans
Detective Morrow
William Frawley
Jean La Salle
Arthur Hohl
Real Estate Agent
Barbara Slater
Flower Girl
Fritz Leiber
Father Fareaux
Vera Marshe
Mrs. Vicki Darwin
John Harmon
Joe Darwin
Gertrude Astor
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
James Craven
Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Broker (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Stock Broker (uncredited)
George Dee
Waiter (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Postman (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Prison Official (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Prison Official (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Police Detective (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Doctor (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Reporter (uncredited)
