The Countess of Monte Cristo
Credits

Universal-International, 1948
Black & White, 77 minutes
Produced by: John Beck
Directed by: Frederick de Cordova
Screenplay by: William Bowers
Based on a story by Walter Reisch
Songs by: John Brooks and Saul Chaplin

Original Universal-International lobby card
©1948 Universal Pictures, Inc.
Cast

Sonja Henie ... Karen
Olga San Juan ... Jenny
Dorothy Hart ... Peg Manning
Michael Kirby ... Paul Von Cram
Arthur Treacher ... Hotel Director
Hugh French ... Count Holgar
Ransom Sherman ... Mr. Hanson
Freddie Trenkler ... Skating Specialty
John James ... Freddie
Arthur O'Connell ... Assistant Director
Joseph Crehan ... Joe
Ray Teal ... Charlie
Jim Nolan ... Lieutenant
Lester Dorr ... Clerk
John Elliott ... Inn Keeper
Pierce Lydeon ... 2nd Officer
Phil Sherard ... Bell Hop
Bess Flowers ... Woman
Robert Rich ... Man
Synopsis

In order to find romance, two actresses check into a swanky hotel and pretend they're rich.

Sonja Henie, Olga San Juan, Arthur Treacher in The Countess of Monte Cristo
Olga San Juan, Sonja Henie and Arthur Treacher
(publicity still, ©Universal-International)
Notes

  • Information on this page is from the book, Universal Pictures: A Panoramic History in Words, Pictures and Filmographies, by Michael G. Fitzgerald, Arlington House, 1977.

  • This film has apparently never been released on videotape.

  • For more information see The Countess of Monte Cristo on Class Act.



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