
Modern Times(1936)
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..


“A Comedy of Murders.”
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.

Charlie Chaplin
Henri Verdoux

Mady Correll
Mona Verdoux

Allison Roddan
Peter Verdoux

Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello

Audrey Betz
Martha Bottello

Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur

Ada May
Annette, Annabella's maid

Isobel Elsom
Marie Grosnay

Marjorie Bennett
Marie's Maid

Helene Heigh
Yvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
Monsieur Verdoux is a comedy, crime, drama film released in 1947 exploring themes of marriage, dark comedy, villain, polygamy, great depression, based on true story. Directed by Charlie Chaplin, it stars Charlie Chaplin, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan. 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.
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