Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

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2h 4min | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Apr 11, 1947 | Released

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.

Director: Charlie Chaplin

Producer: Charlie Chaplin

Writer(s):

Story: Orson Welles

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Cast & Crew

Cast (67 Members)

Virginia Brissac

Carlotta Couvais

Doctor (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin

Henri Verdoux

Bailiff (uncredited)

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Real Estate Agent

Charles Wagenheim

Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)

Prison Official (uncredited)

Pierre Couvais

Wheaton Chambers

Pharmacist (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw

Mortgage Banker (uncredited)

Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)

William Frawley

Jean La Salle

Elspeth Dudgeon

Old Woman (uncredited)

Phoebe Couvais

Max - a Reporter (uncredited)

Maurice Bottello

Lester Matthews

Prosecutor (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Postman (uncredited)

Broker (uncredited)

Marie Grosnay

Flower Girl

Addison Richards

Bank Manager (uncredited)

The Girl

Marjorie Bennett

Marie's Maid

Father Fareaux

Mona Verdoux

Peter Verdoux

Martha Bottello

Annabella Bonheur

Annette, Annabella's maid

Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend

Margaret Hoffman

Lydia Floray

Jean Couvais

Almira Sessions

Lena Couvais

Detective Morrow

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Joe Darwin

Prefect of Police

Ralph Montgomery

French Waiter (uncredited)

Police Detective (uncredited)

Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Bystander (uncredited)

Reporter (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Mrs. Vicki Darwin

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum

Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)

Salesman (uncredited)

Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)

Prison Official (uncredited)

Maid (uncredited)

Stock Broker (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)

Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway

Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Waiter (uncredited)

Woman in the Street (uncredited)

Virginia Brissac Carlotta Couvais

Frank Reicher Doctor (uncredited)

Charlie Chaplin Henri Verdoux

Joseph Granby Bailiff (uncredited)

Edna Purviance Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Arthur Hohl Real Estate Agent

Charles Wagenheim Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin Prison Official (uncredited)

Irving Bacon Pierre Couvais

Wheaton Chambers Pharmacist (uncredited)

C. Montague Shaw Mortgage Banker (uncredited)

James Craven Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)

William Frawley Jean La Salle

Elspeth Dudgeon Old Woman (uncredited)

Eula Morgan Phoebe Couvais

William Self Max - a Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Lewis Maurice Bottello

Lester Matthews Prosecutor (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti Postman (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan Broker (uncredited)

Isobel Elsom Marie Grosnay

Barbara Slater Flower Girl

Addison Richards Bank Manager (uncredited)

Marilyn Nash The Girl

Marjorie Bennett Marie's Maid

Fritz Leiber Father Fareaux

Mady Correll Mona Verdoux

Allison Roddan Peter Verdoux

Audrey Betz Martha Bottello

Martha Raye Annabella Bonheur

Ada May Annette, Annabella's maid

Helene Heigh Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend

Margaret Hoffman Lydia Floray

Edwin Mills Jean Couvais

Almira Sessions Lena Couvais

Charles Evans Detective Morrow

Warren Ashe Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

John Harmon Joe Darwin

Bernard Nedell Prefect of Police

Ralph Montgomery French Waiter (uncredited)

Colin Kenny Police Detective (uncredited)

Herbert Evans Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Albert Petit Bystander (uncredited)

Herb Vigran Reporter (uncredited)

Carlo Schipa Waiter (uncredited)

Gertrude Astor Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Barry Norton Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Vera Marshe Mrs. Vicki Darwin

Paul Newlan Garden Party Guest (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)

Harold Miller Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Ruth Lee Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)

Franklyn Farnum Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)

Wheeler Dryden Salesman (uncredited)

Richard Abbott Defense Attorney (uncredited)

Bert LeBaron Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)

Boyd Irwin Prison Official (uncredited)

Nanette Vallon Maid (uncredited)

Bert Stevens Stock Broker (uncredited)

George Dee Waiter (uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)

Therese Lyon Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)

Suzanne Ridgeway Night Club Patron (uncredited)

Albert D'Arno Waiter (uncredited)

Ella Ethridge Woman in the Street (uncredited)

Crew (15 Members)

Story

Charlie Chaplin

Director

Roland Totheroh

Director of Photography

Editor

Cinematography

Assistant Director

Music

Music Director

Russell Birdwell

Unit Publicist

Unit Publicist

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Stand In

Art Direction

Makeup Artist

Orson Welles Story

Charlie Chaplin Director

Roland Totheroh Director of Photography

Willard Nico Editor

Curt Courant Cinematography

Robert Florey Assistant Director

Georg Kreisler Music

Rudy Schrager Music Director

Russell Birdwell Unit Publicist

Harry Crocker Unit Publicist

Rex Bailey Assistant Director

Wheeler Dryden Assistant Director

Johnny Kascier Stand In

John Beckman Art Direction

William Knight Makeup Artist

Age At Time Of Release

31

Virginia Brissac

63

71

Charlie Chaplin

57

Roland Totheroh

56

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