The Wife of Monte Cristo

The Wife of Monte Cristo is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring John Loder, Lenore Aubert and Fritz Kortner. The film is a inspired by the novel The Count of Monte Cristo and features its protagonist Edmond Dantès. It was made and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation, on a higher budget than was usual for the studio which focused on cheap second features. It was successful at the box office.[1]

The Wife of Monte Cristo
Directed byEdgar G. Ulmer
Screenplay byDorcas Cochran
Edgar G. Ulmer
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byLeon Fromkess
StarringJohn Loder
Lenore Aubert
Fritz Kortner
CinematographyEdward A. Kull
Edited byDouglas W. Bagier
Music byPaul Dessau
Production
company
Distributed byProducers Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • April 23, 1946 (1946-04-23)
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Edmund Dantes, The Count of Monte Cristo, returns in 1832, now accompanied by his wife, Countess Haydee. Dantes is seeking revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment, and justice for the Parisians being mistreated by the Prefect of Police. Wearing a mask and going by The Avenger", Dantes finds himself fighting with the Gendarmerie, getting wounded, and having Haydee wear the mask in his stead and take his place as "The Avenger".[2]

Cast

References
  1. "Variety (January 1947)". Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "The Wife of Monte Cristo".

Bibliography
  • Isenberg, Noah William. Edgar G. Ulmer: A Filmmaker at the Margins. University of California Press, 2014.
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