The Cinema Museum - Monsieur Verdoux (1947), The Goose and The Gander (1935), Chaplin (1992), Trouble In Paradise (1932)

Monsieur Verdoux (1947) April 17th The Goose and The Gander (1935) April 18th Chaplin (1992) April 21st Trouble In Paradise (1932) April 25th Kennington Noir presents; Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Wednesday April 17th @ 7:30pm Monsieur Verdoux (1947), is directed by and stars Charlie Chaplin.  Mady Correll and Alison Roddan also star. Monsieur Verdoux is a “bluebeard”: he continually marries wealthy widows and then disposes of them after each marriage to get the money he needs for his family. But with two of these ladies, he has bad luck. Chaplin’s first film not featuring his famous Little Tramp character was this black comedy about a serial killer. He bought the idea for the film from Orson Welles, who had been contemplating making a dramatized documentary of the real story of French serial killer Henri Landru, executed in France in 1922. Welles was also supposed to direct Chaplin in the film, until the star backed out at the last moment and took control of the production himself. Monsieur Verdoux was most successful in Europe, especially in France where half a million people saw the film – a huge number in those days. But in America, with the McCarthy witch hunts then beginning, Monsieur Verdoux was less successful. Advance tickets are £6 - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum in office hours. Buy Tickets Kennington Talkies presents; The Goose and The Gander (1936), Thursday April 18th @ 7:30pm Kennington Talkies continues the Kay Francis season with The Goose and the Gander (1935), directed by Alfred E. Green and co-starring George Brent and Genevieve Tobin. In this romantic comedy, Kay Francis plays Georgiana, the ex-wife of Bob McNear (George Brent), who discovers that his new wife Betty (Genevieve Tobin) is cheating on him. Advance tickets are £6 and may be purchased from Billetto, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours. Kennington Classics presents; Chaplin (1992) Sunday April 21st @ 2:30pm Come and enjoy a selection of Ronald Grant’s personal favourite films. Richard Attenborough’s biography of the great silent star, based on David Robinson’s biography and Chaplin’s autobiography, and starring Robert Downey Jr as Charlie Chaplin, Paul Rhys as his half-brother Sydney and Dan Ackroyd as Mack Sennett. Advance tickets are £6 - click below to purchase from Billetto, or call 020 7840 2200 to purchase direct from the Museum in office hours. Buy Tickets Kennington Talkies presents;  Trouble In Paradise (1932), Thursday April 25th @ 7:30pm Kennington Talkies continues the Kay Francis season with Trouble in Paradise(1932), directed by Ernst Lubitsch and co-starring Miriam Hopkins and Herbert Marshall. In this Pre-Code romantic comedy, Herbert Marshall and Miriam Hopkins play a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket who join forces to rob the beautiful owner of a perfume company (Kay Francis). Advance tickets are £6 and may be purchased from Billetto, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours.