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The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

The Phantom of the Opera (1925), 1925 — historic image
The Phantom of the Opera (1925), 1925. Historic image from the Gallery One — The Monsters collection.

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

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Created / published1925
NotesThe Phantom of the Opera (1925). Universal Pictures, 1925. Lon Chaney applied the makeup himself and kept it hidden from the cast until the unmasking was filmed. Audiences reportedly fainted in the aisles. Source: Public domain. Image source: author's collection (MovieGoods archive).
SubjectsFigure D.17 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig D.17 D017a

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