Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1947-09-26 United States of America 124 Min. PG-13
7.71 431 votes
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Cast

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

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