The Son of Monte Cristo
Swords flash in the night! Romance rides with danger!
1940 | 102m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Rowland V. Lee |
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| Writer: | George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas |
| Staring: |
| Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1940 |
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| Director: | Rowland V. Lee |
| Writer: | George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | dictator, heir to the throne, masked hero, 19th century |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Edward Small Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Louis Hayward | Edmund Dantes Jr. |
| Joan Bennett | Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg |
| George Sanders | Gurko Lanen |
| Florence Bates | Countess Mathilde Von Braun |
| Lionel Royce | Col. Zimmerman |
| Montagu Love | Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff |
| Ian Wolfe | Conrad Stadt |
| Clayton Moore | Lt. Fritz Dorner |
| Ralph Byrd | William Gluck |
| Georges Renavent | Marquis de Chatante |
| Michael Visaroff | Prince Paul Pavlov |
| Rand Brooks | Hans Mirbach |
| Theodore von Eltz | Captain |
| James Seay | Lt. Stone |
| Henry Brandon | Lt. Schultz |
| Jack Mulhall | Schmidt |
| Edward Keane | Turnkey |
| Ernie Adams | Informer |
| Stanley Andrews | Turnkey |
| Maurice Cass | Max, Tailor |
| Michael Mark | Archbishop |
| Charles Trowbridge | Priest |
| Ted Oliver | Turnkey |
| Wyndham Standing | Chamberlain |
| Lionel Belmore | Hercules Snyder |
| Margaret Fealy | Mrs. Snyder |
| Charles Waldron | Kurt Mirbach |
| Ted Billings | Townsman in Mirbach's Shop (Uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Max (Uncredited) |
| Dwight Frye | Pavlov's Secretary (Uncredited) |
| Lawrence Grant | The Baron (Uncredited) |
| Edmund Mortimer | Officer (Uncredited) |
| Robert Milasch | Citizen (Uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Guard (Uncredited) |
| Dick Curtis | Guard (Uncredited) |
| Donald Curtis | Guard (Uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited) |
| Alberto Morin | Friend of Von Neuhoff (Uncredited) |
| Leyland Hodgson | Wedding Guard (Uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne | Wedding Guest (Uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Rowland V. Lee | Director |
| George Bruce | Screenplay |
| Edward P. Lambert | Costume Design |
| Arthur Roberts | Editor |
| Richard V. Heermance | Sound Editor |
| Charles Althouse | Sound |
| Joseph Boyle | Assistant Director |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Edward G. Boyle | Set Decoration |
| John DuCasse Schulze | Production Design |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer |
| Don L. Cash | Makeup Department Head |
| Howard A. Anderson | Special Effects |
| Grant Whytock | Producer's Assistant |
| Jerry Jerome | Stunts |
| Val Paul | Production Manager |
| Lambert Hillyer | Second Unit Director |
| Alexandre Dumas | Novel |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Edward Small | Executive Producer |
| Rowland V. Lee | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Trending Position
Louis Hayward is good fun in this sequel to "the Count of Monte Cristo" that nods it's head more than a little to "Zorro" and "Prisoner of Zenda". The fictional kingdom of Lichtenburg is ruled over by Grand Duchess Zona (Joan Bennett), but evil General "Gurko Lanen" (George Sanders) has designs on h ... er, and her throne and so stitches up her loyal Prime Minister (Montagu Love) so he can marry the gal! In steps our hero, who determines to save the Princess - and her country - from this grisly tyrant. It's got plenty of secret passages, evil scheming and swash and buckle; Sanders and Bennett - along with Florence Bates in the Una O'Connor role - all have a good time too, and it is contagious. Sure, it's predictable but Rowland Lee has done a decent job keeping the action flowing; the dialogue is sparing (which is always a blessing) and the score from Edward Ward all contributes to en enjoyable action adventure.