
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to fer... (Full plot summary below)
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Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to ferret him out.
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| All Movie GuideDan JardineLon Chaney created such an empathetic villain that it was nearly impossible not to root for him |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe Phantom of the Opera was never a brilliant movie, but it remains great, ghoulish fun, with Chaney tiptoeing the line between sympathy and shudders. |
| Dispatch-Tribune NewspapersSteve CrumFine version of classic horror/love story/tragedy...minus music, of course. |
| The New York TimesBosley CrowtherTo be sure, the production is elegant. Settings and costumes are superfine and, photographed in technicolor, they all mawe a lavish display. But that richness of décor and music is precisely what gets in the way of the tale. |
| 1428 ElmAlan FrenchThe cinematography remains gorgeous to this day, and the sets are pretty. It is a picture of opulence. On that front, the film remains a success |
| The New YorkerPauline KaelThe accent is more on musical extravaganza than horror, with endless operatic snippets for Eddy and Foster to warble, making it all a somewhat tiresome waste of Rains' performance. |
| User ReviewA Hi like the new one... i couldn't find it.... |
| User ReviewIm a bitch but u love methis is my fav movie well the new one anyways |
| User Reviewrose msimply beautiful... "Christine... thats all I ask of you!!!" |
| User ReviewJera Jthe new one is much better but i can do this one too! |