The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
The grandson of Edmond Dantes was cheated out of his fortune and falsely imprisoned, only to escape and wreak vengeance on his betrayers by assuming the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo. Just like grandpa, the younger Dantes is framed by a trio of connivers and shipped off to Devil's Island. Escaping with a fellow convict, political radical Bombelles, Dantes adopts the bearded guise of an elderly man in order to destroy his enemies and reclaim his birthright.
Director:
Henry Levin
Writers:
Alfred Neumann, George Bruce.
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Louis Hayward as Edmond Dantes |
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Barbara Britton as Angela Picard |
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George Macready as Henri de la Roche |
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Una O'Connor as Miss Beedle |
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Henry Stephenson as Professor Duval |
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Steven Geray as Bombelles |
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Ray Collins as Emil Blanchard |
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Ludwig Donath as Judge Lafitte |
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Ivan Triesault as Major Chavet |
| Writing | Alfred Neumann | Screenplay |
| Writing | George Bruce | Screenplay |
| Directing | Henry Levin | Director |
| Writing | Arnold Lipp | Story |
| Writing | Curt Siodmak | Story |
| Editing | Richard Fantl | Editor |
| Art | Carl Anderson | Art Direction |
| Production | Grant Whytock | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Sound | Lucien Moraweck | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Charles Lawton Jr. | Director of Photography |
| Art | Stephen Goosson | Art Direction |
| Production | Edward Small | Executive Producer |
| Art | Fay Babcock | Set Decoration |