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The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 silent horror film adaptation of the Gaston Leroux novel of the same title directed by Rupert Julian. The film featured Lon Chaney in the title role as the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney's intentionally horrific, self-applied make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film's premiere.
The film also features Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John St. Polis, and Snitz Edwards. The only surviving cast member is Carla Laemmle (born 1909), niece of producer Carl Laemmle, who played a small role as "prima ballerina" in the film when she was about 15.
The film was adapted by Elliott J. Clawson, Frank M. McCormack (uncredited), Tom Reed (titles) and Raymond L. Schrock. It was directed by Rupert Julian, with supplemental direction by Lon Chaney, Edward Sedgwick and Ernst Laemmle (unconfirmed).
Cast Lon Chaney as Erik, The Phantom Mary Philbin as Christine Daaé Norman Kerry as Vicomte Raoul de Chagny Arthur Edmund Carewe as The Persian (credited as Ledoux) Gibson Gowland as Simon Buquet John St. Polis as Comte Philippe de Chagny Snitz Edwards as Florine Papillon Mary Fabian as Carlotta (1930 redux) Virginia Pearson as Carlotta/Carlotta's mother (1930 redux)
Uncredited Bernard Siegel as Joseph Buquet Edward Martindel as Comte Phillipe de Chagny (1930 redux) Joseph Belmont as a stage manager Alexander Bevani as Méphistophélès Edward Cecil as Faust Ruth Clifford as ballerina Roy Coulson as the Jester George Davis as The guard outside Christine's door Madame Fiorenza as Madame Giry, keeper of the box Cesare Gravina as a retiring manager Bruce Covington as Monsieur Moncharmin William Humphrey as Monsieur Debienne George B Williams as Monsieur Ricard Carla Laemmle as Prima Ballerina Grace Marvin as Martha John Miljan as Valéntin Rolfe Sedan as an undetermined role William Tracy as the Ratcatcher, the messenger from the shadows Anton Vaverka as Prompter
Deleted scenes Olive Ann Alcorn as La Sorelli Chester Conklin as Orderly Ward Crane as Count Ruboff Vola Vale as Christine's maid Edith Yorke as Mama Valerius
The film opens with the debut of the new season at the Paris Opera House, with a production of Gounod's Faust. Comte Philip de Chagny (John St. Polis) and his brother, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny (Norman Kerry) are in attendance. Raoul attends only in the hope of hearing his sweetheart Christine Daae (Mary Philbin) sing. Christine, under the tuition of an unknown and mysterious coach, has made a sudden rise from the chorus to understudy of the prima donna. Raoul wishes for Christine to resign and marry him, but she refuses to let their relationship get in the way of her career.
At the height of the most prosperous season in the Opera's history, the management suddenly resign. As they leave, they tell the new managers of the Opera Ghost, a phantom who asks for opera box #5, among other things. The new managers laugh it off as a joke, but the old management leaves troubled. The managers go to Box 5 to see exactly who has taken it. The keeper of the box does not know who it is, as she has never seen his face. The two managers enter the box and are startled to see a shadowy figure seated. They run out of the box and compose themselves, but when they enter the box again, the person is gone. After the performance, the ballet girls are disturbed by the sight of a mysterious man (Arthur Edmund Carewe), who dwells in the cellars. Arguing whether or not he is the Phantom, they decide to ask Joseph Buquet, a stagehand who has actually seen the ghost's face. Buquet describes a ghastly sight of a living skeleton to the girls, who are then startled by a shadow cast on the wall. The antics of stagehand Florine Papillon (Snitz Edwards) do not amuse Joseph's brother, Simon (Gibson Gowland), who chases him off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Phantom_of_the_Opera_%281925_film%29
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omar sharif عمر الشريفby hannibalvegetarian35,386 views
Wow, it's so weird watching an old silent film but I absolutely LOVE it!!
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