
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:
French
,
English
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