A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards. Monsieur Verdoux is a dapper Parisian family man who loses his job as a bank clerk. In order to support his wife and child, he devises a plan to woo and marry rich widows under a variety of aliases, then murder them for their money. His scheme works until his 14th victim, the loud-mouthed Annabella Bonheur, who proves impossible to kill...
A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.
Monsieur Verdoux is a dapper Parisian family man who loses his job as a bank clerk. In order to support his wife and child, he devises a plan to woo and marry rich widows under a variety of aliases, then murder them for their money. His scheme works until his 14th victim, the loud-mouthed Annabella Bonheur, who proves impossible to kill...