The Phantom of the Opera 1925
The Phantom of the Opera ★★★ 1925
Deranged, disfigured music lover haunts the sewers of a Parisian opera house and kills to further the career of an unsuspecting young soprano. First of many film versions still packs a wallop, with fine playing from Chaney Sr. Silent with two-color Technicolor “Bal Masque” sequence. Versions with different running times are also available, including 79 and 88 minutes. 101m/B VHS, DVD . Lon Chaney Sr., Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Gibson Gowland, Arthur Edmund Carewe, John St. Polis, Snitz Edwards, Virginia Pearson; D: Rupert Julian, Edward Sedgwick, Lon Chaney Sr.; W: Elliot J. Clawson, Raymond L. Schrock, Frank M. McCormack; C: Virgil Miller, Charles Van Enger, Milton Bridenbecker. Natl. Film Reg. ‘98.
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