George Dolenz stars as Edmond Dantes, the hero of Alexandre Dumas' legendary adventure novel, in this rarely-seen television series. Dantes is a man falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Escaping from jail, he creates the new identity of 'The Count of Monte Cristo' to track down the men who framed him. The Italian-born Dolenz (1908-63) was discovered by famed produced Howard Hughes and signed to RKO in the 1940's, billed as the "European Leading Man". He is best remembered as the father of Monkees lead singer Micky Dolenz. Henry Corden, who would later play the Monkees' landlord and provide the voice of Fred Flintstone, co-stars as the Count's sidekick Carlo.
THE GOLDEN BLADE: The Count comes to the aid of a young man accused of stealing a fortune in gold.
ANDORRA: After the Duke of Andorra is murdered, the Count vows to track down the killer.
THE DUEL: Dantes is challenged to a duel by a master swordsman.
VICTOR HUGO: An adventure with Dantes inspires the famous author to write his greatest novel.