Monsieur Verdoux
# A Comedy of Murders.
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
2,000,000
π Languages Available:
English
,
French
π Date Released:
1947-09-26
β Running Time:
124 mins
β Vote Average:
7.7
Beloved Cast
Henri Verdoux
Charlie Chaplin
Mona Verdoux
Mady Correll
Peter Verdoux
Allison Roddan
Maurice Bottello
Robert Lewis
Martha Bottello
Audrey Betz
Annabella Bonheur
Martha Raye
Annette, Annabella's maid
Ada May
Marie Grosnay
Isobel Elsom
Marie's Maid
Marjorie Bennett
Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Helene Heigh
Lydia Floray
Margaret Hoffman
The Girl
Marilyn Nash
Pierre Couvais
Irving Bacon
Jean Couvais
Edwin Mills
Carlotta Couvais
Virginia Brissac
Lena Couvais
Almira Sessions
Phoebe Couvais
Eula Morgan
Prefect of Police
Bernard Nedell
Detective Morrow
Charles Evans
Jean La Salle
William Frawley
Real Estate Agent
Arthur Hohl
Flower Girl
Barbara Slater
Father Fareaux
Fritz Leiber
Mrs. Vicki Darwin
Vera Marshe
Joe Darwin
John Harmon
Louise
Christine Ell
Florist
Lois Conklin
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Richard Abbott
Waiter (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Breen
Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
James Carlisle
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Executioner (uncredited)
Julius Cramer
Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
James Craven
Broker (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Waiter (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
Waiter (uncredited)
Daniel de Jonghe
Dancer (uncredited)
Diana Deane
Waiter (uncredited)
George Dee
Waitress (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Postman (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Salesman (uncredited)
Wheeler Dryden
Old Woman (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Stockholder (uncredited)
Dick Earle
Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
Banker (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
George Ford
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
Police Officer (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Bailiff (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
Magistrate (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Self (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Prison Official (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Mr. Karno (uncredited)
Fred Karno Jr.
Police Detective (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
George Magrill
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod
Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
French Waiter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Louis Payne
Bystander (uncredited)
Albert Petit
Cafe Royal Dancer (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Price
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
Doctor (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Greg Rhinelander
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Waiter (uncredited)
Carlo Schipa
Press Photographer (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
Max - a Reporter (uncredited)
William Self
Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Mr. Carno (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Maid (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon
Reporter (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Prison Official (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Stockbroker (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
