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Rating: 7.1/10 by 352 users

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.

Directing:
  • Rupert Julian
  • Joe Pasternak
Writing:
  • Raymond L. Schrock
  • Elliott J. Clawson
  • Gaston Leroux
  • Winifred Reeve
Stars:
Release Date: Tue, Sep 22, 1925

Rating: 7.1/10 by 352 users

Alternative Title:
El fantasma de la ópera - ES
Das Phantom der Oper - DE
Il fantasma dell'opera - IT
Le fantôme de l'opéra - FR
O Fantasma da Ópera - PT
Призрак оперы - SU
Fantomen på stora operan - SE

Country:
United States of America
Language:
No Language
Runtime: 01 hour 47 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $2,000,000

Plot Keyword: opera, paris, france, based on novel or book, diva, phantom, outcast, tragedy, unrequited love, black and white, gothic horror, captive, silent film, opera house, secret admirer, protégé, literary adaptation, ballet performance, phantom of the opera

Lon Chaney
Erik, The Phantom
Norman Kerry
Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Mary Philbin
Christine Daaé
Gibson Gowland
Simon Buquet
Snitz Edwards
Florine Papillon
John St. Polis
Comte Philip de Chagny
Olive Ann Alcorn
La Sorelli (uncredited)
Betty Van Allen
Ballerina (uncredited)
Betty Arthur
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Joseph Belmont
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Alexander Bevani
Mephistopheles (uncredited)
Earl Gordon Bostwick
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ethel Broadhurst
Frightened Ballerina (uncredited)
Edward Cecil
Faust (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford
Ballerina (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Orderly (uncredited)
Roy Coulson
The Jester (uncredited)
Bruce Covington
M. Moncharmin (uncredited)
Ward Crane
Count Ruboff (uncredited)
George Davis
Guard at Christine's Door (uncredited)
Madame Fiorenza
Mme. Giry - Keeper of the Box (uncredited)
Alan George
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Cesare Gravina
Manager (uncredited)
William Humphrey
M. Debienne (uncredited)
Carla Laemmle
Prima Ballerina (uncredited)
Grace Marvin
Martha (uncredited)
John Miljan
Valentin (uncredited)
Edith Murgatroyd
Mama Valerius (uncredited)
Templar Saxe
Bit Role in Faust (uncredited)
Bernard Siegel
Joseph Buquet (uncredited)
William Tyroler
Director of Opera Orchestra (uncredited)
Vola Vale
Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)
Ellinor Vanderveer
Operagoer (uncredited)
Anton Vaverka
Prompter (uncredited)
Josephine Haynes Webster
Ballerina (uncredited)
George B. Williams
M. Ricard (uncredited)
Ed Wolff
Mob Leader at Finale (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

When then famed Paris Opera finds new owners, they are full of enthusiasm for their star "Carlotta" (Mary Fabian) whom they know will wow the audiences. Both she and they, though, get a letter informing them that should she take the stage instead of her understudy "Christine" (Mary Philbin) then they'll all rue the day. Nobody pays a blind bit of notice and, well, the audience really do bring the house down! Using the enchantment of his voice, and promises of success, the "Phantom" (Lon Chaney) manages to lure the young "Christine" to his lair some five floors beneath the stage where he declares his undying love. She's more interested in the mask that he's wearing, and upon it's removal is abhorred. She begs to go free and he agrees - provided she spurns her lover "Raoul" (Norman Kerry). She does quite the opposite however and that antagonises her admirer to the point where life and limb are threatened and even the opera house itself could end up in smithereens. It all builds to a marvellous climax - a race against time, against flood waters and gunpowder - if "Raoul" is to save his love from their clearly insane nemesis. A lot will spend on the accompanying music here, but if you get a good score then this film really does come alive. The sparing use of colour - especially as Chaney straddles the gargoyle atop the roof of the building, but also during some of the theatrical scenes contrasts well with the rather more drab monochrome scenes. The creative use of light and shadow to create a genuine sense of peril and, at times, even desperation as the story develops is also enthralling to watch. A great story of love and obsession on a big screen with a live pianist - this takes some beating.


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