The entire crew turned on the director, Rupert Julian, and rumors suggest Chaney directed all of his own scenes. This version of “Phantom” was tumultuous, to say the least.
Rather than a morally gray, or even sympathetic character, this version of the phantom is hideous and dangerous. However, this time there are no redeemable qualities in Chaney’s portrayal of the monster. Hot off his incredible performance in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), Chaney jumped into the makeup of another Parisian monster. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin in Universal’s Phantom of the Opera (1925). It was so popular, they chose to revisit the character again in 1943, both using sound and Technicolor to craft a lavish production.Īs part of our Universal Monsters series, let’s look back at the two Universal productions of the beloved story. Universal brought the character to life with the 1925 silent film, featuring Lon Chaney as a ghoulish creature. In the hundred years since the initial story’s release, the tale of a man haunting the Paris Opera has spawned dozens of adaptations, including movies, the Andrew Lloyd-Webber musical, and even comics. The novel was first written as a serialized story between 19 by Gaston Leroux. Since the silent era, The Phantom of the Opera has been one of film and entertainment’s most interesting characters.
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