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The Countess Of Monte Cristo (1934 Film)
''The Countess of Monte Cristo'' is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Karl Freund and starring Fay Wray, Paul Lukas and Reginald Owen.Dick p.81 The film was a remake of a 1932 German film '' The Countess of Monte Cristo''. It was remade in 1948 under the same title. Synopsis 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 Dewey Robinson (August 17, 1898 – December 11, 1950) was an American film character actor who a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Freund
Karl W. Freund, A.S.C. (January 16, 1890 – May 3, 1969) was an Austrian cinematography, cinematographer and film director best known for photographing ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' (1927), ''Dracula (1931 English-language film), Dracula'' (1931), and television's ''I Love Lucy'' (1951-1957). Freund was an innovator in the field of cinematography and is credited with the invention of the unchained camera technique. Early life Karl Freund was born in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Dvůr Králové (Königinhof), Bohemia. When he was 11 his family moved to Berlin. His career began in 1905 when, at age 15, he was hired as an apprentice projectionist for Alfred Duskes films. In 1907, he began work at the International Cinematograph and Light Effect Society. Freund was drafted by the Imperial Army to fight in World War I but was released from duty after only three months. Early film career Freund began his film career in 1905. He was a newsreel cameraman in 1907 and a year later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
