The Countess of Monte Cristo () is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role.
Plot Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort, one of them is mistakenly identified as the "Countess of Monte Cristo", a VIP guest expected to arrive around this time. Rather than clearing up this misunderstanding, the two give in to the temptation and pass themselves off as members of the wealthy set.
Cast Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin Gustaf Gründgens as Der 'Baron' Impostor Oskar Sima as Aufnahmeleiter Spitzkopf Mathias Wieman as Stephan Riehl, Journalist Flockina von Platen as Filmdiva Ernst Dumcke as film director Hans Junkermann as Hoteldirektor Theo Lingen as Etagenkellner Max Gülstorff as newspaper editor Karl Etlinger as newspaper editor Harry Hardt as Detective Commissioner
See also The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934) The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948) Just Once a Great Lady (1957)
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