The Count Of Monte Cristo - Orson Welles Campbell Playhouse

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, aired on November 25, 1938.

Edmond Dantès, a young and capable sailor in Marseille, is wrongfully imprisoned on the eve of his engagement to the beautiful Mercédès. The conspiracy is driven by jealousy and ambition: Danglars, Fernand, and Caderousse all stand to gain from Edmond’s ruin.