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The Phantom of the Opera( 1925)

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The greatest horror film of modern cinema!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lon Chaney

      Erik, The Phantom

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      Norman Kerry

      Vicomte Raoul de Chagny

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      Mary Philbin

      Christine Daaé

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      Arthur Edmund Carewe

      Ledoux

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      Gibson Gowland

      Simon Buquet

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      Snitz Edwards

      Florine Papillon

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      John St. Polis

      Comte Philip de Chagny

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      Virginia Pearson

      Carlotta

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      Olive Ann Alcorn

      La Sorelli (uncredited)

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      Betty Van Allen

      Ballerina (uncredited)

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      Betty Arthur

      Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

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      Joseph Belmont

      Stage Manager (uncredited)

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      Alexander Bevani

      Mephistopheles (uncredited)

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      Earl Gordon Bostwick

      Minor Role (uncredited)

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      Ethel Broadhurst

      Frightened Ballerina (uncredited)

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      Edward Cecil

      Faust (uncredited)

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      Ruth Clifford

      Ballerina (uncredited)

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      Chester Conklin

      Orderly (uncredited)

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      Roy Coulson

      The Jester (uncredited)

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      Bruce Covington

      M. Moncharmin (uncredited)

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      Ward Crane

      Count Ruboff (uncredited)

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      George Davis

      Guard at Christine's Door (uncredited)

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      Madame Fiorenza

      Mme. Giry - Keeper of the Box (uncredited)

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      Alan George

      Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

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      Cesare Gravina

      Manager (uncredited)

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      William Humphrey

      M. Debienne (uncredited)

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      Carla Laemmle

      Prima Ballerina (uncredited)

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      Grace Marvin

      Martha (uncredited)

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      John Miljan

      Valentin (uncredited)

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      Edith Murgatroyd

      Mama Valerius (uncredited)

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      Templar Saxe

      Bit Role in Faust (uncredited)

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      Bernard Siegel

      Joseph Buquet (uncredited)

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      William Tyroler

      Director of Opera Orchestra (uncredited)

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      Vola Vale

      Ballerina / Christines Maid (uncredited)

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      Ellinor Vanderveer

      Operagoer (uncredited)

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      Anton Vaverka

      Prompter (uncredited)

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      Josephine Haynes Webster

      Ballerina (uncredited)

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      George B. Williams

      M. Ricard (uncredited)

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      Ed Wolff

      Mob Leader at Finale (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Dec 07 2023
    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 declare...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    2000000.00

    Keywords

    • 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