Monte Cristo (1922 film)
Monte Cristo | |
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John Gilbert and Virginia Brown Faire | |
Directed by | Emmett J. Flynn |
Produced by | William Fox |
Written by |
Charles Fechter (play) Alexander Salvini (adaptation) Bernard McConville (scenario) |
Based on |
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
Starring | John Gilbert |
Cinematography | Lucien Andriot |
Production company | |
Release dates |
April 1, 1922 (premiere) September 3, 1922 April 1927 (re-release) |
Running time | 1hr 40 min |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent.[1][2][3]
Cast
- John Gilbert – Edmond Dantes, the Count of Monte Cristo
- Estelle Taylor – Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf
- Robert McKim – De Villefort, the king's public prosecutor
- William V. Mong – Caderousse, the innkeeper
- Virginia Brown Faire – Haidee, an Arabian princess
- George Siegmann – Luigi Vampa, ex-pirate
- Spottiswoode Aitken – Abbe Faria
- Ralph Cloninger – Fernand, Count de Morcert
- Albert Prisco – Baron Danglars
- Al. W. Filson – Morrel, shipowner (as Al Filson)
- Harry Lonsdale – Dantes, father of Edmond
- Francis McDonald – Benedetto
- Jack Cosgrave – Governor of Chateau d'If (as Jack Cosgrove)
- Maude George – Baroness Danglars
- Renée Adorée – Eugenie Danglars, her daughter
References
- ↑ Monte Cristo at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
- ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Monte Cristo
External links
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- Monte Cristo at the Internet Movie Database
- Monte Cristo at the TCM Movie Database
- Monte Cristo at AllMovie
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