Monsieur Verdoux
Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Starring Charlie Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Martha Raye, Ada May, Isobel Elsom, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Heigh
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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.
- Original language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Screenplay
- Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles
- Music
- Charlie Chaplin
- Cinematography
- Curt Courant, Roland Totheroh
- Cast
- Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Martha Raye, Ada May, Isobel Elsom, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Heigh
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Updated August 14, 2026
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