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Phantom of the Opera is a 1943 Universal horror film starring Claude Rains.

Movie plot

Erik Claudin is an aging violinist of the Paris Opera and is obsessed with Christine Dubois--a soprano showing much promise. After being dismissed--a violinist with arthritic hands seems rather pointless--he tries to have his life's work by publishing a brilliant concerto written around the melody of Lullaby of the Bells. While at the publisher, he hears his music being played in another room. Driven mad believing that his work was stolen he strangles the publisher. Little did he know that the music was merely being endorsed and praised by Franz Liszt. After murdering the cynical publisher, his face is scarred with etching acid by the publisher's lovely assistant, Georgette. He flees the office and hides in the sewers that run underneath the mammoth Paris Opera House, and begins his reign of terror on those who stand in the way of Christine's success.

Cast

This film, for its time, featured many popular film stars such as Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, and Edgar Barrier. Edgar Barrier not only starred in this film, but he also wrote the lyrics to its theme; Lullaby of the Bells.

Nelson Eddy playing the role of Anatole Garron, a baritone and instructor of the Paris Opera. He plays one of Christine's humorous lovers, tossing wit and sarcasm at Raoul D'Aubert, Christine's other lover.

Susanna Foster plays the role of Christine Dubois, a soprano at the Paris Opera House.

Category:1943 films Category:Horror films Category:Films based on horror books

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Movies - Phantom of the Opera

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