14 October 1912 Adventure 30 mins
An unauthorised adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Produced by Selig with the intent of beating Adolph Zukor's adaptation to the screen, Zukor successfully sued and the prints were ordered to be destroyed. The film is now lost.
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Hobart Bosworth as Edmond Dantes
Tom Santschi as Danglars
Herbert Rawlinson as Caderouse
Eugenie Besserer as Mercedes
George Hernandez as Napoleon
Nick Cogley as Morell
Roy Watson as Villefort
James Robert Chandler as Captain LeClerc
Colin Campbell Adaptation
Alexandre Dumas Novel
William Nicholas Selig Producer
Colin Campbell Director
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United States 14 October 1912
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