The Return of Monte Cristo

Synopsis

Louis Hayward, star of 1940's Son of Monte Cristo, returns to Alexandre Dumas territory in Columbia's Return of Monte Cristo. This time, Hayward plays the grandson of his namesake Edmond Dantes, who, it will be recalled, 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 (Steven Geray), Dantes adopts the bearded guise of an elderly man in order to destroy his enemies and reclaim his birthright. One of his principal antagonists - at least during the first half of the film - is haughty aristocrat Angele Picard (Barbara Britton), who because she wasn't a part of the original conspiracy genuinely believes that Dantes is a criminal.

Main Cast

Louis Hayward

Edmond Dantes

Age : 75 | Popularity : 23%

Barbara Britton

Angela Picard

Age : 60 | Popularity : 20%

George Macready

Henri de la Roche

Age : 73 | Popularity : 61%

Una O'Connor

Miss Beedle

Age : 78 | Popularity : 32%

Henry Stephenson

Prof. Duval

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Story	Curt Siodmak Arnold Lipp
	Screenplay	Alfred Neumann George Bruce
Directing	Director	Henry Levin
Production	Executive Producer	Edward Small
	Producer	Grant Whytock
Art	Art Direction	Stephen Goosson Carl Anderson
	Set Decoration	Fay Babcock
Sound	Original Music Composer	Lucien Moraweck
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Jean Louis
Camera	Director of Photography	Charles Lawton Jr.
Editing	Editor	Richard Fantl
Department	Role	Name

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