Monsieur Verdoux
1947The 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.
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Charlie Chaplin
as Henri Verdoux
Mady Correll
as Mona Verdoux
Allison Roddan
as Peter Verdoux
Robert Lewis
as Maurice Bottello
Audrey Betz
as Martha Bottello
Martha Raye
as Annabella Bonheur
Ada May
as Annette, Annabella's maid
Isobel Elsom
as Marie Grosnay
Marjorie Bennett
as Marie's Maid
Helene Heigh
as Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Margaret Hoffman
as Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash
as The Girl
Irving Bacon
as Pierre Couvais
Edwin Mills
as Jean Couvais
Virginia Brissac
as Carlotta Couvais
Almira Sessions
as Lena Couvais
Eula Morgan
as Phoebe Couvais
Bernard Nedell
as Prefect of Police
Charles Evans
as Detective Morrow
William Frawley
as Jean La Salle
Arthur Hohl
as Real Estate Agent
Barbara Slater
as Flower Girl
Fritz Leiber
as Father Fareaux
Vera Marshe
as Mrs. Vicki Darwin
John Harmon
as Joe Darwin
Christine Ell
as Louise
Lois Conklin
as Florist
Richard Abbott
as Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Ed Agresti
as Waiter (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
John Breen
as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)
James Carlisle
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
as Pharmacist (uncredited)
Julius Cramer
as Executioner (uncredited)
James Craven
as Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
as Broker (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Russell Custer
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
as Waiter (uncredited)
Daniel de Jonghe
as Waiter (uncredited)
Diana Deane
as Dancer (uncredited)
George Dee
as Waiter (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
as Waitress (uncredited)
Jack Deery
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
as Postman (uncredited)
Wheeler Dryden
as Salesman (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
as Old Woman (uncredited)
Dick Earle
as Stockholder (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
as Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
as Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
as Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Tom Ferrandini
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
as Banker (uncredited)
George Ford
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Raoul Freeman
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe Gilbert
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Dick Gordon
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Stuart Hall
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
as Self (archive footage)
Boyd Irwin
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Fred Karno Jr.
as Mr. Karno (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
as Police Detective (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
as Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
as Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Ethelreda Leopold
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
as Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Locke Lorraine
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
as Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
George Magrill
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Clyde McLeod
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Miller
as Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Hans Moebus
as Reporter (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
as French Waiter (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Louis Payne
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Albert Petit
as Bystander (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
as Cafe Royal Dancer (uncredited)
Foster H. Phinney
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Catherine Price
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
as Doctor (uncredited)
Greg Rhinelander
as Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Addison Richards
as Bank Manager (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgway
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carlo Schipa
as Waiter (uncredited)
Wallace Scott
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
William Self
as Max - a Reporter (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
as Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood
as Mr. Carno (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
as Stock Broker (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon
as Maid (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
as Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
as Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
as Prison Official (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Stockbroker (uncredited)