The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film)
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. Based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him. When he finally escapes, he seeks revenge against the greedy men who conspired to put him in prison.
Theatrical release poster
Robert Donat and Elissa Landi in The Count of Monte Cristo
Rowland Vance Lee was an American film director, actor, writer, and producer.
Lee in 1928