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The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Countess of Monte Cristo' is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Rhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role.
Plot
Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort they decide to pass themselves off as part of the wealthy set, one of them declaring herself to be the "Countess of Monte Cristo".
Cast
*Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin
*Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor
*Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin
*Gustaf Grndgens as Der 'Baron' Impostor
*Oskar Sima as Aufnahmeleiter Spitzkopf
*Mathias Wieman as Stephan Riehl, Journalist
*Flockina von Platen as Filmdiva
*Ernst Dumcke as film director
*Hans Junkermann as Hoteldirektor
*Theo Lingen as Etagenkellner
*Max Glstorff as newspaper editor
*Karl Etlinger as newspaper editor
*Harry Hardt as Detective Commissioner
See also
*'The Countess of Monte Cristo' (1934)
*'The Countess of Monte Cristo' (1948)
*'Just Once a Great Lady' (1957)
References
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