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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The movie tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with a young soprano, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera.
1901, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
February 17, 1900 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
23 December 1867, Croyden, England, UK
4 January 1877, Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK
November 1, 1872 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Prague, Czech Republic]
2 January 1870, County Cork, Ireland
July 8, 1876 in Hamilton, Ohio, USA
1 January 1868, Budapest, Austria-Hungary
11 January 1886, Oskaloosa, Iowa, USA
October 20, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
16 July 1902, Chicago, Illinois, USA
7 March 1886, Anchorage, Kentucky, USA
9 October 1887, Oslo, Norway
9 November 1892, Lead City, South Dakota, USA
September 13, 1890 in Streator, Illinois, USA
23 January 1858, Naples, Italy
7 November 1889, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
24 November 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
16 June 1894, Rochester, New York, USA
1 April 1883, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
30 December 1884, Trapzon (Trebizond), Turkey
October 29, 2015
Still pretty darn creepy after almost an entire century.January 05, 2014
An eerie mixture of poetry, gothic melodrama and a surreal Feuillade-style serial.August 12, 2008
The main inducement to watch remains Chaney's tragic, ineffably sad figure.January 19, 2016
Art at any costAugust 16, 2013
Despite outdated acting techniques and staging, this is a must-see for all cinema buffs, as make-up genius Lon Chaney's Phantom is a Hall of Horror landmark.August 16, 2013
Lon Chaney's performance as the hideous organist prowling the sewers beneath the Paris Opera is still a cornerstone of gothic horror.June 04, 2015
The best of the small population of pure horror films made in the United States during the silent era.August 12, 2008
Kerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup.November 24, 2011
A grand, pulpy potboiler of a suspense melodrama.August 16, 2013
The atmosphere matches Chaney's performance perfectly. His grotesque appearance is achieved with wires, cotton balls, and eye-dilating chemicals, but his character, as usual, is animated from within.October 19, 2008
Though Mr. Chaney wears a more grotesque make-up than ever, the film play seems only pretty good.