Phantom of the Opera saw an initial premiere on January 7th, 1925 in Los Angeles, California. The audience didn’t react well. A rewrite and reshoot with a different director was received even less favorably the following April. A third and final version was released the following November.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
The Rocky production was originally directed by Rupert Julian and stars Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin. Adapted from the Gaston Leroux 1910 novel.
Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin Lon Chaney’s make-up work
