The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934 film)

The Countess of Monte Cristo
Directed by	Karl Freund
Written by	Karen DeWolf Norman Krasna Walter Reisch Earle Snell Gladys Unger
Produced by	Stanley Bergerman
Starring	Fay Wray Paul Lukas Reginald Owen
Cinematography	Charles J. Stumar
Edited by	Philip Cahn
Music by	Edward Ward
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 19, 1934 (1934-03-19)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Countess of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund and starring Fay Wray, Paul Lukas and Reginald Owen. The film was a remake of a 1932 German film The Countess of Monte Cristo. It was remade 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)

Bibliography

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

External links

• The Countess of Monte Cristo at IMDb