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The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = The Return of Monte Cristo
| image = The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film).jpg
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| director = Henry Levin
| producer =
| screenplay =
| based_on =
| starring =
| music = Lucien Moraweck
| cinematography = Charles Lawton, Jr.
| editing = Richard Fantl
| studio = Columbia Pictures
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = December 19, 1946
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $658,284Bernard Dick, 'The Merchant Prince of Poverty Row : Harry Cohn of Columbia Pictures' Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1993. p 135
| gross =
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'The Return of Monte Cristo' is a 1946 swashbuckler film which is a sequel to 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (1934) and 'The Son of Monte Cristo' (1940).
Plot
The grandson of the Count of Monte Cristo is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned on Devil's Island. He escapes and seeks revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment.
Cast
* Louis Hayward as Dantes
* George Macready as Henri de la Rouche
* Barbara Britton as Angela Picard
* Una O'Connor as Miss Beedle
* Henry Stephenson as Prof. Duval
* Steven Geray as Bombelles
* Ray Collins as Emil Blanchard
* Ludwig Donath as Judge Lafitte
* Ivan Triesault as Major Chavet
* Ethan Laidlaw as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Production
Edward Small made the film in collaboration with Columbia Studios, using an old commitment he had with Louis Hayward. Hayward was paid $35,000.
Reception
Reviews were positive."Return of Monte Cristo' Exciting Drama" Scott, John L. 'Los Angeles Times' 15 Jan 1947: A2. Edward Small announced plans to star Louis Hayward in 'The Treasure of Monte Cristo' but no film resulted. (There were films called 'The Treasure of Monte Cristo' released in 1949 and 1961 but not from Small.)
References
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