Is The Phantom of the Opera that you see on video today the same one that moviegoers saw in 1925? When Mary Philbin screamed after unmasking Lon Chaney, was she acting? Do cellars, dungeons and lakes actually exist in the Paris Opera House? Was the "Phantom" real?
Now you can get all these answers and more in MagicImage's new book The Making of the Phantom of the Opera. Experience this classic, watershed film with the people who were there: cinematographer Charles Van Enger, star Mary Philbin and Carl Laemmle Jr., son of studio owner Carl Laemmle, Sr., in their own words. All this plus perspectives from world renowned science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, Ron Chaney II (great-grandson of Lon Chaney), the original shooting script and over 250 photos are brought together in this monumental 320 page history. Completed by world renowned film historian and author Phil Riley, the Making of the Phantom of the Opera is the definitive text on what is considered the greatest horror film of Hollywood's silent era.
Phantom Of The Opera, Universal, Script, Book
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