Monte Cristo (1922 film)

Monte Cristo
Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Produced by	William Fox
Written by	Alexander Dumas (novel Le comte de Monte Cristo) Charles Fechter (play) Alexander Salvini (adaptation) Bernard McConville (scenario)
Starring	John Gilbert
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date(s)	April 1, 1922(premiere) September 3, 1922 April 1927(re-release)
Running time	10 reels (9,828 feet) (general)
Country	United States
Language	Silent film English intertitles

Monte Cristo is a 1922 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 Alexander 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 with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent.^{[1] [2]}

Cast

• John Gilbert - Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
• Estelle Taylor - Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf
• Robert McKim - De Villefort, the king's attorney
• 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
• Renee Adoree - Eugenie Danglars, her daughter

References

1. ^ Monte Cristo at silentera.com
2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971

External Links

• Monte Cristo at IMDb.com
• Monte Cristo; allrovi.com