Sword of Venus

Sword of Venus is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Harold Daniels, written by Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg, and starring Robert Clarke, Catherine McLeod, Dan O'Herlihy, William Schallert and Marjorie Stapp. It was released on February 20, 1953, by RKO Pictures. It was also released in the U.K. as The Island of Monte Cristo.^[1][2][3]

Sword of Venus
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Harold Daniels
Written by	Jack Pollexfen Aubrey Wisberg
Produced by	Jack Pollexfen Aubrey Wisberg Albert Zugsmith
Starring	Robert Clarke Catherine McLeod Dan O'Herlihy William Schallert Marjorie Stapp
Cinematography	John L. Russell
Music by	Charles Koff
Production company	American Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release dates	January 21, 1953 (1953-01-21) (Los Angeles) February 20, 1953 (1953-02-20) (United States)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The Count of Monte Cristo's son is framed for a murder he did not commit by a man who is plotting to get his hands on his wealth, a man who was one of his father's deadliest enemies.

Cast

• Robert Clarke as Robert Dantes
• Catherine McLeod as Claire
• Dan O'Herlihy as Danglars
• William Schallert as Valmont
• Marjorie Stapp as Duchess De Villefort
• Merritt Stone as Fernand
• Renee De Marco as Suzette
• Eric Colmar as Goriot
• Stuart Randall as Hugo

Production

The producers wanted Ron Randell for a lead role.^[4]