The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · US
Directed by Rupert Julian
Rupert Julian, Universal, 1925, after Gaston Leroux. Lon Chaney as Erik, the composer under the Paris Opera; Mary Philbin as Christine; Norman Kerry as Raoul. Chaney designed his own makeup: wire, cotton, paint, a raised brow. The Bal Masque was shot in two-color Technicolor, the red death moving through a black-and-white house. AFI records multiple recuts after previews, with added scenes by Edward Sedgwick. The unmasking is the point of the picture, and Chaney holds still for it; National Film Registry, 1998.
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In The Supernatural and the Occult · Lon Chaney: The Man of a Thousand Faces · Silent 101
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Sam Perry
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Charles Van Enger
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Milton Bridenbecker
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Virgil Miller
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