Classic Horror – The Universal Phantom of the Opera Movie
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The last one, this time we have something a little different from the other films in the Universal Legacy Collection. Instead of a set of classic horror movies, there is just a single movie; along with the usual collection of extras such as a documentary, film commentary, still photographs, and the theatrical trailer.
Universal actually made two versions of the Phantom of the Opera. The first, a black and white silent film from 1925, starred Lon Chaney Sr.
The second – which is the film on the Legacy Collection disc - is the 1943 sound version with Claude Rains (previously the first Invisible Man) as the Phantom, and singer Nelson Eddy as the hero. It was filmed in colour, on sets made for the 1925 original.
This is the only one of the Legacy Collection films to be a solo release, and the only one in colour. Just a pity they did not include the 1925 silent version as well
Paul Adams from New Zealand
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