The Son of Monte Cristo (1940) Swords Flash in the Night! Romance Rides With Danger!

A masked hero known as “The Torch“ battles the tyrannical General Gurko Lannan to free the oppressed Grand Duchess Zona and save the kingdom of Lichtenberg from his treachery. The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 American adventure, romance film directed by Rowland V. Lee. Adapted from Alexandre Dumas’ legendary literary work, & this film serves as a sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo. Main actors: Louis Hayward - Edmond Dantès, Jr. Joan Bennett - Grand Duchess Zona George Sanders - Gen. Gurko Lanen Florence Bates - Countess Mathilde Lionel Royce - Col. Zimmerman Montagu Love - Baron Von Neuhoff Ian Wolfe - Conrad Stadt Clayton Moore - Lt. Fritz Dorner Ralph Byrd - William Gluck Georges Renavent - French Ambassador Michael Visaroff - Prince Pavlov Rand Brooks - Hans Mirbach Theodore Von Eltz - Captain James Seay - Lieutenant Henry Brandon - Sgt. Schultz Jack Mulhall - Schmidt Black & White version: