''The Viscount of Monte Cristo'' (Spanish: ''El Vizconde de Montecristo'') is a 1954 Mexican

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Gilberto Martínez Solares Mario Gilberto Agustin Martinez Solares (January 19, 1906 – January 18, 1997) was a Mexican director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and actor who is considered one of the most prolific filmmakers in Mexican cinema having directed more than ...

and starring

Germán Valdés Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo (19 September 1915 – 29 June 1973), known professionally as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, singer and comedian who was born in Mexico City but was raised and began his career in Ciudad Juarez, ...

Ana Bertha Lepe Ana Bertha Lepe Jiménez (; 12 September 1934 – 24 October 2013) was a Mexican actress and beauty queen. In 1953, she was Señorita México (Miss Mexico) and the third runner-up at the Miss Universe contest. Career She made her film debu ...

and Andrés Soler.Hershfield & Maciel p.77 The film draws some of its plot from Alexandre Dumas's '' The Count of Monte Cristo'' with the setting moved to contemporary Mexico. Valdés' films of the era were often distorted, comic versions of classic literature.

Cast

as Inocencio Dantés *

as Marga * Andrés Soler as Don Facundo Farías *

Miguel Arenas Miguel Arenas (1902–1965) was a Spanish film actor.Kohner p.355 He emigrated to Mexico where he appeared in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * '' While Mexico Sleeps'' (1938) * '' A Macabre Legacy'' (1940) * '' The Count of Monte ...

as Don Miguel * Rafael Bertrand as Polito * Famie Kaufman as Rosaura *

Marcelo Chávez Marcelo Chávez (13 March 1911 – 14 February 1970) was a Mexican film actor. He frequently co-starred with comedian Germán Valdés, known as Tin Tan.Baugh p.268 Selected filmography * ''Summer Hotel'' (1944) *'' The Disobedient Son'' (1945) * ...

as Policia celador * Joaquín García Vargas as Lino * Armando Acosta as Invitado fiesta romana * Armando Arriola as Fotógrafo * León Barroso as Músico * Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Chofer carro fúnebre * Silvia Carrillo as Bailarina * Julio Daneri as Hombre provoca panico * Amalia Gama as Clienta anciana en banco * Héctor Godoy as Pianista * Leonor Gómez as Mujer en cantina * Guillermo Hernández as Prisionero * Vicente Lara as Hombre en cantina * Lupe Legorreta as Lupita, secretaria * Carlos León as Guardia en fiesta romana * Salvador Lozano as Detective policía * José Ortega as El sapo, prisionero * José Pardavé as Chofer carro fúnebre * Ignacio Peón as Cliente banco * Humberto Rodríguez as Cliente banco * Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Cajero de banco * Rafael Torres as Preso * Manuel 'Loco' Valdés as Hombre en cantina *

Hernán Vera Hernán Rogelio Vera Pavía (28 October 1892 – 29 January 1964) was a Mexican actor known for usually playing short, small roles, usually as a bartender, during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. He began his career in theater, with some works ...

as Cantinero

References

Bibliography

* Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel. ''Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers''. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 comedy films Mexican comedy films 1950s Spanish-language films Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo Films directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub