Well, it might have a good bit of Ruritaninan clichés, and we might just guess the outcome, but it is a fun "B" sword dasher. George Sanders never looked so threatening until he showed up as Addison DeWitt in "All About Eve". He did have the face of menace. And it is good to see any of the Bennett sisters on screen. It does tweak your memory. Is it Joan? Is it Constance? Is it someone that I remember from some other movie on the Saturday afternoon filler? And then you do have Florence Bates as the best friend (maid) to the star. This role would be taken by Thelma Ritter in about ten years. Although, Thelma Ritter looked as if she contended with Macy's and Gimbels's. I cannot picture her in period costume. Unless, Klein's on the Square (14th Street and Union Square) ever went high hat. Thank goodness not!
Review of The Son of Monte Cristo
