I recall the American Trotskyist leader James P. Cannon writing a chuckling review of a Charlie Chaplain " black comedy " film in " Notebook of an Agitator ".
Why the chuckle for " Monsieur Verdoux " ?
Here is an excerpt from another review I just read :
[ MONSIEUR VERDOUX 1947
Superb black comedy directed by Charlie Chaplin about an urbane cynical vegetarian, cat loving bigamist Bluebeard who supports his invalid wife Mona (Mady Correll) and little boy by committing amorous adventures with women whom he then kills and takes their fortunes. Having lost his job of thirty years during a financial depression, he moralizes that this is the only way he can serve to take care of his family. ]
I am especially fond of Chaplain's memory whenever I hear the song " Smile " ( " when your heart is breaking " ) .
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