Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera 1 publicity photo 1925-2011
by David Lee Guss
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Lon Chaney Phantom of the Opera 1 publicity photo 1925-2011
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David Lee Guss
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Besides Chaney, Charles Laughton, James Cagney (in the 1957 bio-film) and Anthony Quinn have played "The Hunchback," based on a 1831 novel by the prolific Victor Hugo (1802-1885).
While the only extant prints of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" are scrached and duplicates of duplicates, Chaney's most famous film, "The Phantom of the Opera" has survived with quality largely intact including the various tones and two strip color sequence.
"Phantom," written by Gaston Leroux, has its origins in a serialization in a French magazine which ran from September 23, 1909 to January 8, 1910. It never did well in the novel form (1911 & 1920) and was often out of print.
The complete 1925 screen adaptation in a lovely print is on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z-a34m0y0Y&feature=related
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January 20th, 2014
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