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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).

The Return of Monte Cristo
Directed by	Henry Levin
Screenplay by	George Bruce Alfred Neumann
Based on	story by Curt Siodmak Arnold Phillips [fr; de]
Produced by	Edward Small Grant Whytock
Starring	Louis Hayward George Macready
Cinematography	Charles Lawton, Jr.
Edited by	Richard Fantl
Music by	Lucien Moraweck
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	December 19, 1946
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$658,284[1]

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.[2] Hayward was paid $35,000.[1]

Reception

Reviews were positive.[3] Edward Small announced plans to star Louis Hayward in The Treasure of Monte Cristo but no film resulted.[4][5] (There were films called The Treasure of Monte Cristo released in 1949 and 1961 but not from Small.)

References

External links

• The Return of Monte Cristo at IMDb
• The Return of Monte Cristo at the TCM Movie Database
• The Return of Monte Cristo film clip on YouTube

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