Monsieur Verdoux : A Comedy of Murders (1947)

USA, 124 min
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Basic facts

Original title Monsieur Verdoux : A Comedy of Murders
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Screenplay
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1947-12-08

Cast

Charles Chaplin
Henri Verdoux, alias Louis Bonheur, alias Monsieur Varnay, alias Monsieur Floray

Mady Correll
Mona Verdoux, Henris lagliga hustru, invalidiserad

Allison Roddan
Peter, Henris och Monas lille son

Robert Lewis
Maurice Bottello, Verdouxs granne, apotekare

Audrey Betz
Martha Bottello, Maurices fru

Martha Raye
Annabella Bonheur

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Titles

Original title
  • Monsieur Verdoux : A Comedy of Murders
Swedish release title
  • Monsieur Verdoux
Distribution title
  • Monsieur Verdoux (Danmark)
  • Monsieur Verdoux (Norge)
  • Monsieur Verdoux - Der Frauenmörder von Paris (Tyskland)
  • Der Heiratsschwindler von Paris (Tyskland)
  • Monsieur Verdoux (Frankrike)
  • Monsieur Verdoux (Italien)
  • Monsieur Verdoux (Spanien)
  • Месье Верду (Sovjetunionen)
  • O Barba Azul (Portugal)
  • Ritari Siniparta (Finland)
  • 殺人狂時代 (Japan)
  • מסייה ורדו (Israel)
  • Gospodin Verdoux (Kroatien)
  • 凡杜尔先生 (Kina)
  • Pan Verdoux (Tjeckoslovakien)
Title for Swedish DVD release
  • Monsieur Verdoux
Working title
  • Landru
  • A Comedy of Murders
Script title
  • The Ladykillers

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Story
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Artistic Advisor
Associate Director
Unit Publicist
Camera Operator
Gaffer
Musical Arrangement
Musician
Musical Director
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Titles
Narrator

Cast

Charles Chaplin Henri Verdoux, alias Louis Bonheur, alias Monsieur Varnay, alias Monsieur Floray
Mady Correll Mona Verdoux, Henris lagliga hustru, invalidiserad
Allison Roddan Peter, Henris och Monas lille son
Robert Lewis Maurice Bottello, Verdouxs granne, apotekare
Audrey Betz Martha Bottello, Maurices fru
Martha Raye Annabella Bonheur
Ada May (as Ada-May) Annette, Annabellas husa
Isobel Elsom Marie Grosnay, rik änka
Marjorie Bennett Marie Grosnays hembiträde
Helene Heigh Yvonne La Salle, Marie Grosnays väninna
Margaret Hoffman Lydia Floray
Marilyn Nash flickan
Irving Bacon Pierre Couvais, vinhandlare
Edwin Mills Jean Couvais
Virginia Brissac Carlotta Couvais
Almira Sessions Lena Couvais
Eula Morgan Phoebe Couvais
Bernard Nedell (as Bernard J. Nedell) polisprefekten
Charles Evans Morrow, detektiven som förgiftas av Verdoux
William Frawley Jean La Salle, Yvonnes man, med på bröllopsfesten
Arthur Hohl Monsieur Nutal, Marie Grosnays fastighetsmäklare
Barbara Slater expediten i blomsteraffären
Fritz Leiber fader Fareaux, prästen i fängelset
Vera Marshe Mrs. Vicki Darwin
John Harmon Joe Darwin (Darmond?), mannen som lurar Annabella att köpa oäkta diamanter
Christine Ell Louise, jungfru
Lois Conklin florist
- Ej krediterade:
Fred Karno Jr. Mr. Karno, äldre man på bröllopsfesten
Barry Norton man på bröllopsfesten
Pierre Watkin fängelsetjänsteman
Cyril Delevanti brevbäraren
Charles Wagenheim en vän till Verdoux på gatuserveringen
Addison Richards bankdirektören
James Craven Bismo, Annabellas sällskap på bröllopsfesten
Franklyn Farnum ett offer för börskraschen
Herb Vigran journalisten som intervjuar Verdoux i dödscellen
Boyd Irwin fängelsetjänsteman
Paul Newlan man på bröllopsfesten
Joseph Crehan utmätningsmannen
Wheaton Chambers apotekaren som säljer kloroform till Verdoux
Frank Reicher läkaren som magpumpar Verdoux
Wheeler Dryden aktiesäljaren
Therese Lyon Jeannette, Verdouxs jungfru
Lester Matthews åklagaren
Richard Abbott försvarsadvokaten
Garnett Marks juryns talesman
Joseph Granby domstolstjänsteman
Julius Cramer bödeln
Art Miller vakt
Albert Petit åskådare
Ella Ethridge kvinna på gatan
Elspeth Dudgeon gammal kvinna
Daniel De Jonghe servitör
George Dee servitör
Carlo Schipa servitör
Albert D'Arno servitör
Bert LeBaron dörrvakt på Café Royal
Jean Bittner gäst på Café Royal
Manuel Petroff gäst på Café Royal
Tom Wilson man på bröllopsfesten
Warren Ashe man på bröllopsfesten
Josette Deegan servitris
Herbert Evans man på bröllopsfesten som blir nersprutad
Colin Kenny polisassistent
Ruth Lee skvallrande kvinna som hänger tvätt
Ralph Montgomery fransk kypare
Suzanne Ridgeway gäst på nattklubben
Jeffrey Sayre bröllopsgäst
William Self Max, journalist
C. Montague Shaw bankdirektör (mortgage banker)
Millard Sherwood Mr. Carno
Bert Stevens börsmäklare
Nanette Vallon jungfru
Benito Mussolini som sig själv (arkivbilder)
Adolf Hitler som sig själv (arkivbilder)

Companies

Production Company Chaplin Studios Inc.
Copyright Chaplin Studios Inc. 1947-10-24 LP1256
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1947
Sandrew Film & Teater AB 1973
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB 2003
Soul Media 2011

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 72856
Date 1973-02-09
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3385 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Censorship number 72856
Date 1947-11-19
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3385 meters
Censored length 3280 meters
Notes Speltid efter censurklipp: 120 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system RCA Sound System
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3393 meters
Length in minutes 124 min
Reels 12 reels


Production location

1946-06-03 1946-09-05
Chaplin Studios, 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood Los Angeles, Kalifornien USA
Big Bear Lake San Bernardino County, Kalifornien USA
Lake Arrowhead San Bernardino National Forest, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

First showing 1947-04-11 Broadway Theatre New York City, New York USA 124 min
Release in Sweden 1947-12-08 Park Stockholm Sweden 120 min
Re-release 1974-04-03 Grand 1 Stockholm Sweden 124 min
Cinematheque screening 1977-12-20 Sweden
TV showing 1981-04-20 TV1 Sweden 119 min
1983-12-15 TV1 Sweden 119 min
Cinematheque screening 1989-09-11 Sweden
1989-09-15 Sweden
1993-02-21 Sweden
1993-02-26 Sweden
1995-09-16 Sweden
1995-09-20 Sweden
DVD release 2003-10-29 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2006-02-07 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 124 min
2006-02-14 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 124 min
2006-02-23 Sture Stockholm Sweden 124 min
DVD release 2011-11-30 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title A Paris Boulevard
Composer Charles Chaplin (1947)


Original title Tango Bitterness
Composer Charles Chaplin (1947)


Original title Rumba
Composer Charles Chaplin (1947)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Digitalt visningsmaterial


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides 1


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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