Vintage original 11x14 in. U.S. lobby card, fine+ condition.

The silent film drama MONTE CRISTO, based upon the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas père, was released in 1922 by the Fox Film Corporation and stars John Gilbert in the lead role of Edmond Dantes. The image features a beautiful triptych design depicting (left to right) De Villefort, the king's attorney (Robert McKim); beautiful Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf (Estelle Taylor) enjoying a peaceful moment with Edmond Dantes (John Gilbert); and another image of Gilbert as Dantes, this time wearing all black and ominously holding a pistol.

It is unrestored and in fine+ condition with three pinholes in the center of the top border and two in the center of the bottom border with a third to the left of center; light signs of wear on the bottom left corner with a pinpoint circular stain near the lower left corner within the light blue background area; and a light 0.5 in. vertical crease on the bottom right corner.

PLEASE NOTE: We believe the lobby cards from the set that we are selling were printed for the film's original 1922 theatrical release, as they do not mention John Gilbert's name on them. We have seen two other similar sets that state either "William Fox Presents John Gilbert in MONTE CRISTO" or "William Fox Presents MONTE CRISTO With John Gilbert" in the credits box on the scene cards. The cards mentioning his name indicate to us that they were printed at a later time after his star was on the rise, which makes the cards that we are offering much more desirable. As further evidence, the film's opening title card does not single out any star but instead mentions "With an All-Star Cast."

Monte Cristo; Fox Film Corporation; 1922; dir: Emmett J. Flynn; cast: John Gilbert, Estelle Taylor, Robert McKim, William V. Mong, Virginia Brown Faire, George Siegmann, Spottiswoode Aitken, Ralph Cloniger, Albert Prisco, Al W. Filson, Harry Lonsdale, Francis McDonald, Jack Cosgrove, Maude George, Renée Adorée.