situations are telegraphed. In addition, Miss Bennett and George Sanders are not overly animated in their characterizations". John Mosher of The New Yorker wrote: The Son of Monte Cristo seems to be arranged for young persons, or for those of arrested mental development, who also should have a place in our considerations at this season". Awards The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze and Edward G. Boyle. Quotes "When the spirit of justice is crushed in one country, men will rise to defend it in all countries" - Baron Von Neuhoff References Notes Bibliography Hanson, Patricia King, ed. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States: Feature Films, 1931-1940. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1993. . Richards, Jeffrey. Swordsmen of the Screen: From Douglas Fairbanks to Michael York. London: Routledge, 1977. . External links Jules Lermina's Son of Monte Cristo 1940 films 1940s adventure films American adventure films American black-and-white films American swashbuckler films Films directed by Rowland V. Lee United Artists films Films set in Europe Films set in 1865 Films set in a fictional country Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo Films produced by Edward Small 1940s English-language films 1940s American films