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Monsieur Verdoux : a Comedy of Murders

DVD - 2013 DVD Comedy Monsieur None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.7 out of 5

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Originally released as a motion picture in 1947.
Based on an idea by Orson Welles.
Special features: Chaplin today: "Monsieur Verdoux" (a 2003 program); Charlie Chaplin and the American Press; New video essay featuring and audio interview with actress Marilyn Nash; Radio advertisements and trailers; Booklet features an essay by critic Ignatiy Vishnevetsky and reprinted pieces by Chaplin and critic André Bazin.
Charlie Chaplin, Martha Raye, Mady Correll, Allison Roddan, Robert Lewis, Audrey Betz, Ada-May, Isobel Elsom, Marjorie Bennett, Helene Heigh, Margaret Hoffman, Marilyn Nash, Irving Bacon, Edwin Mills, Virginia Brissac, Almira Sessions, Eula Morgan, Bernard J. Nedell, Charles Evans, William Frawley.
Chaplin is a twentieth-century Bluebeard, an enigmatic family man who goes to extreme lengths to support his wife and child, attempting to bump off a series of wealthy widows.
DVD, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; PCM mono.

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Killer Klown submitted by tarascon on October 21, 2023, 1:00pm Charlie don’t play nice in this brilliant black comedy caper. The rowboat scene with Martha Raye is a hoot.
Must see movie.