I have to agree with other posters - calling this film Treasure of Monte Cristo makes you think it is some period piece rather than a noir.
Handsome Glenn Langan stars as Edmund Dantes, who works on a ship that arrives in San Francisco. He meets a stunning blond, Jean (Adele Jergens) - she's an heiress that has to get married or turn 25 in order to get her inheritance.
In the meantime, certain factions are trying to make sure neither one ever happens. She talks Dantes into marrying her. (P.S. I don't know who talked who into what in real life, but this good-looking couple did get married and stayed married until Langan's death in 1991.)
Jean then disappears from their hotel room, leaving an address written in soap on a mirror. Thinking it's the sanitarium where she was put so someone could get power of attorney, he rushes there.
Dantes winds up framed for murder, and Jean can't be found. His lawyer isn't much help; he's found guilty and the chair awaits. Meanwhile, Dantes has no idea that he is actually an heir, as the descendant of the original Count of Monte Cristo, and it's not Jean's inheritance they want - it's his.
Langdon and Jergens are fine, but some of the other acting is horrendous, particularly from Dantes' adopted Italian family. Steve Brodie is a sleazy lawyer.
The San Francisco locations are great, making for an enjoyable experience.
Handsome Glenn Langan stars as Edmund Dantes, who works on a ship that arrives in San Francisco. He meets a stunning blond, Jean (Adele Jergens) - she's an heiress that has to get married or turn 25 in order to get her inheritance.
In the meantime, certain factions are trying to make sure neither one ever happens. She talks Dantes into marrying her. (P.S. I don't know who talked who into what in real life, but this good-looking couple did get married and stayed married until Langan's death in 1991.)
Jean then disappears from their hotel room, leaving an address written in soap on a mirror. Thinking it's the sanitarium where she was put so someone could get power of attorney, he rushes there.
Dantes winds up framed for murder, and Jean can't be found. His lawyer isn't much help; he's found guilty and the chair awaits. Meanwhile, Dantes has no idea that he is actually an heir, as the descendant of the original Count of Monte Cristo, and it's not Jean's inheritance they want - it's his.
Langdon and Jergens are fine, but some of the other acting is horrendous, particularly from Dantes' adopted Italian family. Steve Brodie is a sleazy lawyer.
The San Francisco locations are great, making for an enjoyable experience.