[This 1955 TV series was one in a number of films and TV shows based upon the legendary 1845 novel of Alexandre Dumas about a Frenchman Edmond Dantes who was falsely accused and convicted of a crime he didn't commit, who escaped from a French prison and fought injustice from an island named "Monte Christo"; This version starred George Dolenz, father of Mickey Dolenz who was one of "The Monkees" in the 1960s rock sitcom; It was filmed at the Hal Roach Studios, using sets from the 1934 motion picture version of "Count Of Monte Christo" which starred Robert Donat; to take advantage of exteriors, parts of the series of 78 episodes was filmed in Great Britain; In 1973 another effort was made to turn the legend into a TV series as an animated cartoon; and there were four made-for- TV movies based upon the legend as well] (Syndicated, 1955 - 1956)
Composer: Bretton Byrd (British PRS/ASCAP/BMI) [pseudonym of James Thomas Bird] 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publisher: R A O Music. (BMI) of Pasadena, CA U.S. Copyright Date: U.S. Renewal Date: Recordings:
Composers: Ernest Gold (ASCAP) and Emil Newman (BMI) 1978 Publisher: 2001 Publisher: R A O Music. (BMI) of Pasadena, CA Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: