Overview

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.

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Cast

Louis Hayward

Edmond Dantes

Barbara Britton

Angela Picard

George Macready

Henri de la Roche

Una O'Connor

Miss Beedle

Henry Stephenson

Professor Duval

Steven Geray

Bombelles

Ray Collins

Emil Blanchard

Ludwig Donath

Judge Lafitte

Ivan Triesault

Major Chavet