Summary
Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music.
Cast
Nelson Eddy
Anatole Garron
Susanna Foster
Christine Dubois
Claude Rains
Erique Claudin
Edgar Barrier
Raoul D'Aubert
Leo Carrillo
Signor Ferretti
Jane Farrar
Biancarolli
J. Edward Bromberg
Amiot
Fritz Feld
Lecours
Frank Puglia
Villeneuve
Steven Geray
Vereheres
Barbara Everest
The Aunt
Hume Cronyn
Gerard
Fritz Leiber
Franz Liszt
Nicki Andre
Madame Lorenzi
Gladys Blake
Jeanne
Elvira Curci
Biancarolli's Maid
Hans Herbert
Marcel
Kate Drain Lawson
Landlady
Miles Mander
Pleyel
Rosina Galli
Christine's Maid
Walter O. Stahl
Doctor (as Walter Stahl)
Paul Marion
Desjardines
Richard Bartell
Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Operagoer (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Officer (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Feretti's Maid (uncredited)
James Mitchell
Reporter (uncredited)
Renee Carson
Georgette (uncredited)
Wheaton Chambers
Reporter (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Officer (uncredited)
Edward Clark
Usher (uncredited)
James Conaty
Operagoer (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Policeman (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Operagoer (uncredited)
William Desmond
Stagehand (uncredited)
Helen Dickson
Operagoer (uncredited)
Ernest Golm
Office Manager (uncredited)
Bella Lewitzky
Dancer (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Stagehand (uncredited)
Anthony Marlowe
'Marta' Singer (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Policeman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Reporter (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
Citizen (uncredited)
Victor Romito
Actor in Play (uncredited)
John Roy
Actor in Play (uncredited)
Muni Seroff
Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Walsh
Office Boy (uncredited)
Tudor Williams
'Marta' Singer (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Renfrit (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Arthur Lubin
Adaptation
Hans Jacoby
Dialogue
Joan Hathaway
Novel
Gaston Leroux
Screenplay
Samuel Hoffenstein
Screenplay
Eric Taylor
Reviews
John Chard
January 28, 2019
5
Well it's one of the most beautiful Universal Horror movies out there.
Phantom of the Opera is directed by Arthur Lubin and features a collective of writers adapting from Gaston Leroux's novel. It stars Nelson Eddy, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Susanna Foster, Leo Carrillo and Jane Farrar. Music is by Edward Ward and cinematography by W. Howard Greene.
The Leroux source material has been adapted a number of times. This version sees Universal update their own 1925 silent version that starred Lon Chaney, and give it a Technicolor make over whilst practically making it a musical picture. Even making it a light comedy in parts! It is undeniably a gorgeous picture, both visually and aurally, for the sets and operatic tunes alone this could never be called a dull movie. But we want horror, it's an horrific tale of murder, disfigurement, disloyalty and unbridled passions, we don't want to be watching a Phantom of the Opera movie where at any moment you expect the cast to start singing "ding dong the witch is dead". Cast are mostly fine as regards the tone of the piece, though Rains barely gets his teeth into the role of the Phantom and comes off more like Zorro or the Lone Ranger. While Lubin and his crew give the whole production a professional polish.
But is this horror? No, never, and that's a shame given it's from the torch bearers for classic horror of the 30s and 40s. 5/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$1,500,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00
Keywords
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