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.

• Charles Chaplin Productions
• United Artists
• Charlie Chaplin
• Mady Correll
• Allison Roddan
• Robert Lewis
• Audrey Betz
• Martha Raye
• Ada May
• Isobel Elsom