The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.2/10   

Director:

Rowland V. Lee

Guionista:

George Bruce (screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 enero 1941 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Aventura

Plot:

In 1865, General Gurko Lanen is dictator of "Lichtenburg" in the Balkans. Rightful ruler Zona hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France...

Plot Keywords:

General | Arrest | Runaway Horse | Catacomb | Sequel

Premios:

Nominated for Oscar.

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A must see for swashbuckler devotees

Reparto

Louis Hayward	...	Edmund Dantes Jr.
Joan Bennett	...	Grand Duchess Zona of Lichtenburg
George Sanders	...	General Gurko Lanen
Florence Bates	...	Countess Mathilde Von Braun
Lionel Royce	...	Colonel Zimmerman
Montagu Love	...	Prime Minister Baron Von Neuhoff
Ian Wolfe	...	Conrad Stadt (as Ian MacWolfe)
Clayton Moore	...	Lieutenant 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	...	Lieutenant Stone
Henry Brandon	...	Lt. Schultz

También conocida como:

El hijo de Monte Cristo (Argentina) [es]
El hijo de Montecristo (Spain) [es]

Duración:

102 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Negro y Blanco

Relación de Aspecto:

1.37 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Clasificación:

Canada:G (Ontario) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Spain:T | UK:U

Compañía:

Edward Small Productions

Citas:

[first lines]
Colonel Zimmerman: Turnkey! Bring out the prisoner William Gluck.
Turnkey: Yes, Colonel.
[opens cell]
Turnkey: Come out!
William Gluck: I thought you were in a hurry to get me in.

Conexiones de Película:

Seguido por The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)

A must see for swashbuckler devotees

Screenwriter George Bruce concocted a pastiche with affection in this film, wherein each scene and, indeed, each read line of dialogue is parodic in nature, although the work is so well crafted and edited that it has been accepted as simply an example of a swashbuckling adventure featuring some major studio players, including Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett. The plot involves a contest between Hayward, as the Count of Monte Cristo, and the redoubtable George Sanders as his rival, Gurko Lanen, for the hand of Bennett, who portrays Zona, Grand Duchess of the imaginary Balkan state of Lichtenburg, during the mid-nineteenth century, and ancillary issues involving Lanen's craving for the small state's throne. The three leads give full-bodied performances with straight-forward interpretations appropriate to a pastiche, while Hayward's rapid-fire intonation and expressions create a unique characterization, contrasted nicely with Sanders' satiny villain, all supported well by numerous Hollywood stalwarts, notably Ian Wolfe, Montague Love and Clayton Moore. Direction by Rowland W. Lee perfectly matches the clever Bruce scenario, and the cinematography by George Robinson, production design by John Schulze, set decoration by Edward Boyle (the latter two Academy award winners for their efforts) and the Saturday matinee serial music of Edward Ward are about as pertinent as can be imaginable, while the excellent print enhances a neatly packaged tale of derring-do.