Phantom of the Opera
- Director: Arthur Lubin
- Writer: Gaston Leroux; Samuel Hoffenstein
- Producer: George Waggner; Jack J. Gross
CGiii Comment
The writing is absolutely infantile....
The singing is atrocious.
Not even a gay director could salvage anything worthwhile from this condescending crap.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to ferret him out.
Cast & Characters
Nelson Eddy as Anatole Garron;
Susanna Foster as Christine Dubois;
Claude Rains as Erique Claudin;
Edgar Barrier as Raoul D'Aubert;
Leo Carrillo as Signor Ferretti;
Jane Farrar as Biancarolli;
J. Edward Bromberg as Amiot;
Fritz Feld as Lecours;
Frank Puglia as Villeneuve;
Steven Geray as Vereheres