
Overview
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.
Details
- Director
- Charlie Chaplin
- Writer
- Charlie Chaplin
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $2,000,000
Cast
Ada May
Allison Roddan
Audrey Betz
Charlie Chaplin
Helene Heigh
Isobel Elsom
Mady Correll
Marjorie Bennett
Martha Raye
Robert Lewis
Keywords
1930s
based on true story
black and white
cold blooded killer
dark comedy
film noir
great depression
marriage
polygamy
stock market crash
villain
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