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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

UNRATED 93 min  -  Horror  -   15 November 1925 (USA)
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A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.

Director:

Rupert Julian, and 3 more credits »

Writer:

Gaston Leroux (novel), and 8 more credits »

Stars:

Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin and Norman Kerry
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The Phantom of the Opera -- At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom (a masked man) in the catacombs, where he lives. The Phantom of the Opera -- A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lon Chaney ...
Mary Philbin ...
Norman Kerry Norman Kerry ...
Arthur Edmund Carewe Arthur Edmund Carewe ...
Ledoux
Gibson Gowland ...
John St. Polis John St. Polis ...
Comte Philip de Chagny (as John Sainpolis)
Snitz Edwards Snitz Edwards ...
Mary Fabian Mary Fabian ...
Virginia Pearson Virginia Pearson ...
Carlotta / Carlotta's Mother (1929 re-edited version)
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At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for unknown Christine Daae. Christine meets this phantom (a masked man) in the catacombs, where he lives. What's his goal ? What's his secret ? Written by Yepok  

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Plot Keywords:

Opera | Phantom | Singer | Opera Singer | Catacomb  | See more »

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Das Phantom der Oper See more »

Filming Locations:

Stage 28, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | UK: (original release)  | USA: (1995 version)  | USA: (DVD version)  | Canada: (Ontario)  | (1929 re-release)

Sound Mix:

Mono (talking sequences, musical score and sound effects) (1929 re-release) | Silent

Color:

Black and White  | Color (2-strip Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Inside sound stage 28, part of the opera house set continues to stand to the side where it was filmed some eight decades ago making it the oldest standing interior film set in the world. Though it remains impressive, time has taken its toll and it is very rarely used. Urban legends claim the set remains because when workers have attempted to take it down in the past there have been fatal accidents, said to be caused by the ghost of Lon Chaney Sr. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: 1929 cut: The flickering of lights just before the chandelier fall are on faders during the re-shot footage. During the cross-cutting with the 1925 footage, however, they are on breakers. See more »

Quotes

Erik: [title card] If you turn the Scorpion - you have said 'Yes' and spared de Chagny. Turn the grasshopper - - and the Opera House is blown to a thousand bits!
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Crazy Credits

None of the technical staff of this film receives screen credit. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Broken Sword: Circle of Blood (1996) See more »