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Monsieur Verdoux

Monsieur Verdoux

Genres

Comedy , Crime , Drama

Duration

124 min

Director

Charlie Chaplin

Rating

7.7

Release Date

September 26, 1947

Monsieur Verdoux

Original title: Monsieur Verdoux

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Synopsis

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.

Monsieur Verdoux cast

Charlie Chaplin

Character:

Henri Verdoux
Mady Correll

Character:

Mona Verdoux
Allison Roddan

Character:

Peter Verdoux
Robert Lewis

Character:

Maurice Bottello
Audrey Betz

Character:

Martha Bottello
Martha Raye

Character:

Annabella Bonheur
Ada May

Character:

Annette, Annabella's maid
Isobel Elsom

Character:

Marie Grosnay
Marjorie Bennett

Character:

Marie's Maid
Helene Heigh

Character:

Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Margaret Hoffman

Character:

Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash

Character:

The Girl
Irving Bacon

Character:

Pierre Couvais
Edwin Mills

Character:

Jean Couvais
Virginia Brissac

Character:

Carlotta Couvais
Almira Sessions

Character:

Lena Couvais
Eula Morgan

Character:

Phoebe Couvais
Bernard Nedell

Character:

Prefect of Police
Charles Evans

Character:

Detective Morrow
William Frawley

Character:

Jean La Salle
Arthur Hohl

Character:

Real Estate Agent
Barbara Slater

Character:

Flower Girl
Fritz Leiber

Character:

Father Fareaux
Vera Marshe

Character:

Mrs. Vicki Darwin
John Harmon

Character:

Joe Darwin
Christine Ell

Character:

Louise
Lois Conklin

Character:

Florist
Richard Abbott

Character:

Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Ed Agresti

Character:

Waiter (uncredited)
Warren Ashe

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
John Breen

Character:

Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks

Character:

Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)
James Carlisle

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers

Character:

Pharmacist (uncredited)
Julius Cramer

Character:

Executioner (uncredited)
James Craven

Character:

Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan

Character:

Broker (uncredited)
Oliver Cross

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Russell Custer

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno

Character:

Waiter (uncredited)
Daniel de Jonghe

Character:

Waiter (uncredited)
Diana Deane

Character:

Dancer (uncredited)
George Dee

Character:

Waiter (uncredited)
Josette Deegan

Character:

Waitress (uncredited)
Jack Deery

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti

Character:

Postman (uncredited)
Wheeler Dryden

Character:

Salesman (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon

Character:

Old Woman (uncredited)
Dick Earle

Character:

Stockholder (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge

Character:

Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Herbert Evans

Character:

Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum

Character:

Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Fogel

Character:

Banker (uncredited)
George Ford

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane

Character:

Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Granby

Character:

Bailiff (uncredited)
Stuart Hall

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris

Character:

Magistrate (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler

Character:

Self (archive footage)
Boyd Irwin

Character:

Prison Official (uncredited)
Fred Karno Jr.

Character:

Mr. Karno (uncredited)
Colin Kenny

Character:

Police Detective (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron

Character:

Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)
Ruth Lee

Character:

Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness

Character:

Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Therese Lyon

Character:

Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
George Magrill

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Lester Matthews

Character:

Prosecutor (uncredited)
Eric Mayne

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller

Character:

Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Hans Moebus

Character:

Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery

Character:

French Waiter (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini

Character:

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Newlan

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Louis Payne

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Albert Petit

Character:

Bystander (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff

Character:

Cafe Royal Dancer (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Price

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Edna Purviance

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Reicher

Character:

Doctor (uncredited)
Greg Rhinelander

Character:

Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Addison Richards

Character:

Bank Manager (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway

Character:

Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre

Character:

Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carlo Schipa

Character:

Waiter (uncredited)
Wallace Scott

Character:

Press Photographer (uncredited)
William Self

Character:

Max - a Reporter (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw

Character:

Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood

Character:

Mr. Carno (uncredited)
Bert Stevens

Character:

Stock Broker (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon

Character:

Maid (uncredited)
Herb Vigran

Character:

Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim

Character:

Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin

Character:

Prison Official (uncredited)
Eric Wilton

Character:

Stockbroker (uncredited)