Monsieur Verdoux
1947-08-27

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.

ComedyCrimeDrama

Casts

Charlie ChaplinMady CorrellAllison RoddanRobert LewisAudrey BetzMartha RayeAda MayIsobel ElsomMarjorie BennettHelene HeighMargaret HoffmanMarilyn NashIrving BaconEdwin MillsVirginia BrissacAlmira SessionsEula MorganBernard NedellCharles EvansWilliam FrawleyArthur HohlBarbara SlaterFritz LeiberVera MarsheJohn HarmonChristine EllLois ConklinRichard AbbottEd AgrestiWarren AsheGertrude AstorJohn BreenRalph BrooksJames CarlisleWheaton ChambersJulius CramerJames CravenJoseph CrehanOliver CrossRussell CusterAlbert D'ArnoDaniel de JongheGeorge DeeJosette DeeganJack DeeryCyril DelevantiWheeler DrydenElspeth DudgeonDick EarleElla EthridgeHerbert EvansFranklyn FarnumTom FerrandiniCharles FogelGeorge FordRaoul FreemanRudy GermaneJoe GilbertDick GordonHerschel GrahamJoseph GranbyStuart HallSam HarrisAdolf HitlerBoyd IrwinFred Karno Jr.Colin KennyBert LeBaronRuth LeeEthelreda LeopoldCarl M. LevinessLeota LorraineRobert Locke LorraineTherese LyonWilbur MackGeorge MagrillLester MatthewsEric MayneClyde McLeodHarold MillerHans MoebusRalph MontgomeryBenito MussoliniPaul NewlanBarry NortonLouis PayneAlbert PetitHamil PetroffFoster H. PhinneyCatherine PriceEdna PurvianceFrank ReicherAddison RichardsSuzanne RidgwayJeffrey SayreCarlo SchipaWallace ScottWilliam SelfC. Montague ShawMillard SherwoodBert StevensNanette VallonHerb VigranCharles WagenheimPierre WatkinEric Wilton

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