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Monsieur Verdoux

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Calorie Rating: 174
Released: 1947-09-26
MPAA Rating: NR
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Budget: 2000000
Studios: Charles Chaplin Productions, United Artists,


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 / Directors

Wheeler Dryden
Assistant Director
Robert Florey
Assistant Director

Rex Bailey
Assistant Director


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)


Production and Crew

Curt Courant
Director of Photography

Charlie Chaplin
Original Music Composer
Roland Totheroh
Director of Photography
Harry Crocker
Unit Publicist

Russell Birdwell
Unit Publicist
Rudy Schrager
Music Director

John Beckman
Art Direction

John McFadden
Production Manager

Curt Courant
Supervising Art Director
Wallace Chewning
Camera Operator
Hedy Mjorud
Hairstylist

Eugene Joseff
Costume Assistant

Drew Tetrick
Wardrobe Coordinator
Ann Toth
Stand In
William Knight
Makeup Artist