The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 246 1940s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
489 audience votes
Key crew
- Charlie ChaplinDirector
- Charlie ChaplinWriter
- Charlie ChaplinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlie ChaplinHenri Verdoux
- Mady CorrellMona Verdoux
- Allison RoddanPeter Verdoux
- Robert LewisMaurice Bottello
- Audrey BetzMartha Bottello
- Martha RayeAnnabella Bonheur
- Ada MayAnnette, Annabella's maid
- Isobel ElsomMarie Grosnay
- Marjorie BennettMarie's Maid
- Helene HeighYvonne La Salle, Marie's friend
- Margaret HoffmanLydia Floray
- Marilyn NashThe Girl
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Themes
marriagedark comedyvillainpolygamygreat depressionbased on true storyfilm noirserial killerblack and whitestock market crashcold blooded killerthoughtful
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