Monsieur Verdoux

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.

7.675

124 min

Cast

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)

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)

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)

Director

Charlie Chaplin