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.
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The Return of Monte Cristo Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Henry Stephenson
He was 75, 85 years old when he died
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as Prof. Duval |
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Louis Hayward
He was 37, 75 years old when he died
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as Edmond Dantes |
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Una O'Connor
She was 66, 78 years old when she died
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as Miss Beedle |
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Barbara Britton
She was 27, 60 years old when she died
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as Angela Picard |
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George Macready
He was 47, 73 years old when he died
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as Henri de la Roche |
The Return of Monte Cristo Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Edward Small as Executive Producer. He was 55 (85) years old when He died
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Production |
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Jean Louis as Costume Design. He was 39 (89) years old when He died
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Charles Lawton, Jr. as Director of Photography. He was 42 (61) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Stephen Goosson as Art Direction. He was 57 (84) years old when He died
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Art |
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Carl Anderson as Art Direction. He was 1 (44) years old when He died
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Art |
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Richard Fantl as Editor. He was 43 (57) years old when He died
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Editing |
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Fay Babcock as Set Decoration. She was 51 (74) years old when She died
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Art |
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George Bruce as Screenplay. He was 48 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Lucien Moraweck as Original Music Composer. He was 45 (72) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Henry Levin as Director. He was 37 (70) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Grant Whytock as Producer. He was 52 (87) years old when He died
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Production |
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Alfred Neumann as Screenplay. He was 51 (56) years old when He died
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Writing |
