Monsieur Verdoux
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Monsieur Verdoux

Year:
Duration:
124 min | West Germany:110 min
Genres:
Comedy | Crime | Drama
IMDB rate:
8
Director:
Charles Chaplin
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1947-12-08
Filming Locations: Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $2,000,000
Gross: $64,636 (USA) (30 June 2013)
Cast
Actor
Character
Charles Chaplin
Henri Verdoux - Alias Varnay - Alias Bonheur - Alias Floray
Mady Correll
Mona - His Wife
Allison Roddan
Peter - Their Son
Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello - Verdoux's Friend
Audrey Betz
Martha - His Wife
Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur
Ada May
Annette - Her Maid (as Ada-May)
Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay
Marjorie Bennett
Her Maid
Helene Heigh
Yvonne - Marie's Friend
Margaret Hoffman
Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash
The Girl
Irving Bacon
Pierre Couvais
Edwin Mills
Jean Couvais
Virginia Brissac
Carlotta Couvais
Almira Sessions
Lena Couvais
Eula Morgan
Phoebe Couvais
Bernard Nedell
Prefect of Police (as Bernard J. Nedell)
Charles Evans
Detective Morrow
William Frawley
Jean La Salle
Arthur Hohl
Real Estate Agent
Barbara Slater
Flower Girl
Fritz Leiber
Father Fareaux
Vera Marshe
Mrs. Vicki Darwin
John Harmon
Joe Darwin
Christine Ell
Louise - Maid
Lois Conklin
Florist
Richard Abbott
Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Warren Ashe
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Sidewalk Cafe Customer (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Pharmacist (uncredited)
Julius Cramer
Executioner (uncredited)
James Craven
Bismo - Annabella's Friend (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Broker (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
Waiter (uncredited)
Daniel De Jonghe
Waiter (uncredited)
George Dee
Waiter (uncredited)
Josette Deegan
Waitress (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Postman (uncredited)
Wheeler Dryden
Salesman (uncredited)
Elspeth Dudgeon
Old Woman (uncredited)
Ella Ethridge
Woman in the Street (uncredited)
Herbert Evans
Garden Party Guest Getting Sprayed (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Victim of the Stock Market Crash (uncredited)
Joseph Granby
Bailiff (uncredited)
Adolf Hitler
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Prison Official (uncredited)
Fred Karno Jr.
Mr. Karno (uncredited)
Colin Kenny
Police Detective (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Cafe Royal Doorman (uncredited)
Ruth Lee
Gossipy Woman Hanging Clothes (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Reveler at Can Can Club (uncredited)
Therese Lyon
Jeannette - the Verdoux Maid (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Lester Matthews
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Harold Miller
Onlooker in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
Ralph Montgomery
French Waiter (uncredited)
Benito Mussolini
Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Barry Norton
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Albert Petit
Bystander (uncredited)
Edna Purviance
Garden Party Guest (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Doctor (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Bank Manager (uncredited)
Suzanne Ridgeway
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Jeffrey Sayre
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carlo Schipa
Waiter (uncredited)
William Self
Max - a Reporter (uncredited)
C. Montague Shaw
Mortgage Banker (uncredited)
Millard Sherwood
Mr. Carno (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Stock Broker (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon
Maid (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Bank Manager's Friend (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Prison Official (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
The film was originally meant to be directed by Orson Welles and starring Charles Chaplin, but Chaplin backed out at the last moment, saying that he had never had anyone direct him before and didn't want to start. Instead, he bought the screenplay off Welles and re-wrote parts of it, crediting Welles with only the "idea". Welles said that, despite most of the script being his, he didn't mind as it was one of his lesser works.
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Charles Chaplin regarded the film as "the cleverest and most brilliant film of my career.
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According to Robert Lewis, "It was easy to define the position held by Charlie Chaplin in the making of 'Monsieur Verdoux'. He was everything--writer, star, director, producer and casting director, as well as supervisor of all other departments: costumes, scenery, make-up, lighting, shooting schedules, camera set-ups, and the musical score. He also crawled around on the floor with a knife, scraping up bits of old chewing gum stuck to the floor. For good measure he'd entertain the troops between shots with hilarious imitations, such as William Gillette's inanimate playing in "Sherlock Holmes," a Kabuki actor pounding his feet on the floor, and crossing his eyes with pain, or Maurice Schwartz, the Yiddish actor, intoning a speech while twirling an imaginary beard that went clear to the floor."
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Goofs
Although the story takes place in the years 1932-1937, all the women's fashions and hairstyles are strictly in the 1946-1947 mode, when the film was made.
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Quotes
Reporter: You'll have to admit, crime doesn't pay, does it?
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Henri Verdoux: I shall see you ALL soon - very soon.
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The Girl: It's a blundering world and a very sad one, yet kindness can make it beautiful.
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Photos from cast
Gertrude Astor
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