A Second Look: 'Monsieur Verdoux' was Charlie Chaplin's undoing

The 1947 film in which the star directed and played as a serial killer was almost universally panned upon its release, then re-released in the 1960s to a different response. With his 1947 provocation "Monsieur Verdoux," Charlie Chaplin completed a remarkable transformation from the universally beloved Little Tramp to a vilified monster both on-screen and off.