Carl Laemmle's screen version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (based on the penny-dreadful by Gaston Leroux), is still a fascinating and riveting screen entertainment, despite being re-made several times (including 2 updates from Universal), not to mention Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking stage musical. Lon Chaney gives the performance of his career as Erik, the tortured Phantom who roams the sewers and labyrinths of the Paris Opera House. His attentions are piqued by the … more
Carl Laemmle's screen version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (based on the penny-dreadful by Gaston Leroux), is still a fascinating and riveting screen entertainment, despite being re-made several times (including 2 updates from Universal), not to mention Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking stage musical. Lon Chaney gives the performance of his career as Erik, the tortured Phantom who roams the sewers and labyrinths of the Paris Opera House. His attentions are piqued by the … more
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