Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
Country: US
Technical: bw 125m
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
An enterprising French bigamist marries women in order to murder them for their money, which he uses to support his real family.
Review:
Based on an idea of Orson Welles's, Chaplin's debonair black comedy is less captivating than he would like it to be, but a refreshing change from The Great Dictator's moral didacticism.
Country: US
Technical: bw 125m
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
An enterprising French bigamist marries women in order to murder them for their money, which he uses to support his real family.
Review:
Based on an idea of Orson Welles's, Chaplin's debonair black comedy is less captivating than he would like it to be, but a refreshing change from The Great Dictator's moral didacticism.
Country: US
Technical: bw 125m
Director: Charles Chaplin
Cast: Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Isobel Elsom
Synopsis:
An enterprising French bigamist marries women in order to murder them for their money, which he uses to support his real family.
Review:
Based on an idea of Orson Welles's, Chaplin's debonair black comedy is less captivating than he would like it to be, but a refreshing change from The Great Dictator's moral didacticism.