The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)

A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, escapes and exacts revenge on his accusers.

Directors:

Joseph A. Golden, Edwin S. Porter

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel), Charles Fechter (play)

Stars:

James O'Neill, Nance O'Neil, Murdock MacQuarrie

Cast

Cast overview:
James O'Neill	...	Edmond Dantes / Count of Monte Cristo
Nance O'Neil	...	Mercedes
Murdock MacQuarrie	...	Danglars

Storyline

A French sailor, imprisoned for years on false charges of conpiring against the king, escapes and exacts revenge on his accusers.

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Plot Keywords:

montecristo | marseille provence | paris france | based on play | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 November 1913 (USA)

Also Known As:

El conde de Monte Cristo

Filming Locations:

Crystal Studios, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Famous Players Film Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first production of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Co., later to become Paramount Pictures.

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Connections

Version of The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

User Reviews

An early "participation" deal

In Kenneth Macgowen's book"Behind the Screen" he mentions some interesting facts about this movie.According to Macgowen, James O'Neill was the author of the dramatization which he acted on stage and was used in the film.O'Neill received 20% of the profits from this movie for his services and use of his dramatization.Although the original novel was, of course, in the public domain, the Selig version of the year before apparently infringed on O'Neill's dramatization.O'Neill took Selig to court and won a favorable decision.Macgowan's book also illustrates a financial document from Famous Players,then recently discovered, giving an exact breakdown of costs and profits.This was a statement of 1916 indicating final payment to O'Neill from the last run of the movie.Macgowan also mentions that in some old movie histories the release of the O'Neill version had to be delayed because of the rival movie, but according to the statement, this was not true.