The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the defo
Theatrical release poster
Arthur Edmund Carewe and Mary Philbin
Carl Laemmle and Gaston Leroux at the Paris Opera.
Diagram of the Opera House showing where events take place
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Leonidas Frank "Lon" Chaney was an American actor and makeup artist. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and powerful actors of cinema, renowned for his characterizations of tortured, often gr
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)
…of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel of the same name directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star…
Chaney during the production of The Miracle Man (1919)
Chaney with his personal makeup kit in 1925
Ethel Grey Terry and Chaney in The Penalty (1920)
Chaney as the Chinese immigrant "Yen Sin" in Shadows (1922)