The Phantom of the Opera

In the 1925 silent film 'The Phantom of the Opera', a horribly disfigured man known as 'The Phantom' haunts the Paris Opera House, infatuated with a young singer, Christine. His scary appearance and desperate love drive the dramatic and eerie narrative.

• First film version of 'The Phantom of the Opera'.
• Lon Chaney created his own makeup for the Phantom.
• The opera house set remained on Stage 28 until 2014.
• The chandelier was made from rubber to prevent injury.
• It was Universal's most successful silent film.

• Feast your eyes - glut your soul on my accursed ugliness!
• If I am the Phantom, it is because man's hatred has made me so.
• Love me and all the world is mine.
• I am not really wicked. Love me, and you shall see!
• You will never see his face without terror.