Monte Cristo (1922 film)

Monte Cristo
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Written by	Charles Fechter (play) Alexander Salvini (adaptation) Bernard McConville (scenario)
Based on	The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	John Gilbert
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Production company	Fox Film Corporation
Release dates	April 1, 1922 (1922-04-01)(Premiere) September 3, 1922 (1922-09-03) April 1927 (1927-04)(Re-release)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Monte Cristo

Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre 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.^{[ clarification needed ]} The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent . ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Cast

John Gilbert and Virginia Brown Faire

• John Gilbert as Edmond Dantes, the Count of Monte Cristo
• Estelle Taylor as Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf
• Robert McKim as De Villefort, the king's public prosecutor
• William V. Mong as Caderousse, the innkeeper
• Virginia Brown Faire as Haidee, an Arabian princess
• George Siegmann as Luigi Vampa, ex-pirate
• Spottiswoode Aitken as Abbe Faria
• Ralph Cloninger as Fernand, Count de Morcerf
• Albert Prisco as Baron Danglars
• Al. W. Filson as Morrel, shipowner (as Al Filson)
• Harry Lonsdale as Dantes, father of Edmond
• Francis McDonald as Benedetto
• Jack Cosgrave as Governor of Chateau d'If (as Jack Cosgrove)
• Maude George as Baroness Danglars
• Renée Adorée as Eugenie Danglars, her daughter
• Gaston Glass as Albert de Morcerf

References

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

External links

• Media related to Monte Cristo (1922 film) at Wikimedia Commons
• The full text of Monte Cristo (1922 film) at Wikisource
• Monte Cristo at IMDb
• Monte Cristo at the TCM Movie Database