Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Music/Horror/Romance/Drama/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 32m · 8/27/1943
Description
The Screen's Classic Of Terror! This spectacular retelling of Gaston Leroux's immortal horror tale stars Claude Rains as the masked phantom of the Paris opera house -- a crazed composer who schemes to make a beautiful young soprano (Susanna Foster) the star of the opera company and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. Nelson Eddy, the heroic baritone, tries to win the affections of Foster as he tracks down the disfigured "monster" who has begin murdering those who resist his mad demands. This lavish production remains a masterpiece not only of the genre, but for all time.
Status
ReleasedLanguage
EnglishCountry
United StatesProduction Company
Universal PicturesBudget
$1500000Where to Watch
Nelson Eddy
Anatole GarronSusanna Foster
Christine DuBois
Claude Rains
Erique Claudin
Edgar Barrier
Raoul DaubertLeo Carrillo
Signor FerrettiJane Farrar
Biancarolli
J. Edward Bromberg
Amiot
Fritz Feld
Lecours
Frank Puglia
Villeneuve
Steven Geray
Vercheres
Barbara Everest
Aunt
Hume Cronyn
Gerard
Fritz Leiber
Franz LisztNicki Andre
Lorenzi
Gladys Blake
JeanneElvira Curci
Biancarolli's MaidHans Herbert
MarcelKate Drain Lawson
Landlady (as Kate Lawson)
Miles Mander
PleyelRosina Galli
Christine's MaidWalter O. Stahl
Doctor (as Walter Stahl)Paul Marion
DesjardinesRichard Bartell
Reporter (uncredited)
Edward Biby
Operagoer (uncredited)Eumenio Blanco
Minor Role (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Officer (uncredited)Renee Carson
Georgette (uncredited)Wheaton Chambers
Reporter (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
Officer (uncredited)Edward Clark
Usher (uncredited)
James Conaty
Operagoer (uncredited)Paul Cristo
Policeman (uncredited)Jack Deery
Operagoer (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Bookkeeper (uncredited)
William Desmond
Stagehand (uncredited)Helen Dickson
Operagoer (uncredited)Ernest Golm
Office Manager (uncredited)Bella Lewitzky
Dancer (uncredited)
Hank Mann
Stagehand (uncredited)Anthony Marlowe
'Marta' Singer (uncredited)
Alphonse Martell
Policeman (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
Reporter (uncredited)Belle Mitchell
Feretti's Maid (uncredited)James Mitchell
Reporter (uncredited)Beatrice Roberts
Nurse (uncredited)Robert Robinson
Citizen (uncredited)Victor Romito
Actor in Play (uncredited)John Roy
Actor in Play (uncredited)Muni Seroff
Reporter (uncredited)Johnny Walsh
Office Boy (uncredited)Tudor Williams
'Marta' Singer (uncredited)
Marek Windheim
Renfrit (uncredited)
Arthur Lubin
DirectorEric Taylor
WriterSamuel Hoffenstein
WriterHans Jacoby
Writer
Gaston Leroux
WriterHans Jacoby
Writer
