The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934 film)

{{short description|1934 film by Karl Freund}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = The Countess of Monte Cristo

| image = The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Karl Freund

| producer = Stanley Bergerman

| writer = Karen DeWolf
Norman Krasna
Walter Reisch
Earle Snell
Gladys Unger

| narrator =

| starring = Fay Wray
Paul Lukas
Reginald Owen

| music = Edward Ward

| cinematography = Charles J. Stumar

| editing = Philip Cahn

| studio = Universal Pictures

| distributor = Universal Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1934|03|19}}

| runtime = 78 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Countess of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund and starring Fay Wray, Paul Lukas and Reginald Owen.Dick p.81 The film is a remake of a 1932 German film, Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo. It was remade again in 1948 under the same title.

Plot

In Austria a struggling actress borrows the fancy clothes and car from her film set, and goes to stay in a luxury hotel under the name "Countess of Monte Cristo".

Cast

See also

References

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Bibliography

  • Dick, Bernard F. City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.