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 =
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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
- Fay Wray as Janet Krueger
- Paul Lukas as Rumowski
- Reginald Owen as The Baron
- Patsy Kelly as Mimi
- Paul Page as Stefan
- John Sheehan as Sterner
- Carmel Myers as Flower Girl
- Robert McWade as Hotel Manager
- Frank Reicher as Police Commissioner
- Richard Tucker as Picture Director
- Matthew Betz as Rumowski's Valet
- Bobby Watson as Hotel Valet
- Harvey Clark as Newspaper Editor
- Dewey Robinson as Proprietor of Exchange
See also
- The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932)
- The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
- Just Once a Great Lady (1957)
References
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Bibliography
- Dick, Bernard F. City of Dreams: The Making and Remaking of Universal Pictures. University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0025005}}
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Category:1930s crime comedy films
Category:1930s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Karl Freund
Category:American remakes of German films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime comedy films
Category:Films scored by Edward Ward (composer)
Category:English-language crime comedy films
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