A Modern Monte Cristo (1917)
This adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas story tells of a man, living in the present day, who returns home incognito and wealthy after having been a sailor for years and living on a desert island surrounded by water filled with pearl-oysters. He revenges himself on his enemy, who had unjustly accused him of a crime he did not commit.
Director: Eugene Moore
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Vincent Serrano as Doctor Emerson |
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Helen Badgley as Virginia Deane, age 6 |
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Thomas A. Curran as William Deane |
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Gladys Dore as Virginia Deane, age 18 |
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Boyd Marshall as Tom Pemberton |
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H.M. Rhinehardt as Aviator |
| Directing | Eugene Moore | Director |
| Camera | George Webber | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Lloyd Lonergan | Writer |
| Writing | Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Production | Edwin Thanhouser | Producer |