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The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small production uses the same sets and many of the same cast and production crew as his previous year's production of The Man in the Iron Mask.
Original Release
01/10/1941
US Release
01/10/1941
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Hayward | Edmund Dantes Jr. |
| Joan Bennett | Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg |
| George Sanders | Gen. Gurko Lanen / Gurko Lanen |
| Florence Bates | Countess Mathilde Von Braun |
| Lionel Royce | Col. Zimmerman |
| Montagu Love | Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff |
| Ian Wolfe | Conrad Stadt |
| Clayton Moore | Lt. Fritz Dorner |
| Ralph Byrd | William Gluck |
| Georges Renavent | Marquis de Chatante |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Louis Hayward | Edmund Dantes Jr. |
| Joan Bennett | Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg |
| George Sanders | Gen. Gurko Lanen / Gurko Lanen |
| Florence Bates | Countess Mathilde Von Braun |
| Lionel Royce | Col. Zimmerman |
| Montagu Love | Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff |
| Ian Wolfe | Conrad Stadt |
| Clayton Moore | Lt. Fritz Dorner |
| Ralph Byrd | William Gluck |
| Georges Renavent | Marquis de Chatante |
| Michael Visaroff | Prince Paul Pavlov |
| Rand Brooks | Hans Mirbach |
| Theodore von Eltz | Captain |
| James Seay | Lt. Stone |
| Henry Brandon | Lt. Schultz |
| Jack Mulhall | Schmidt |
| Edward Keane | Turnkey |
| Ernie Adams | Informer |
| Stanley Andrews | Turnkey |
| Maurice Cass | Max - Tailor / Max, Tailor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edward Small | Executive Producer |
| Rowland V. Lee | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1942 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
