Phantom of the Opera
The screen's classic of terror!
1943 | 89m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
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| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Eric Taylor, Hans Jacoby, Gaston Leroux |
| Staring: |
| Following a tragic accident that leaves him disfigured, crazed composer Erique Claudin transformed into a masked phantom who schemes to make beautiful young soprano Christine Dubois the star of the opera and wreak revenge on those who stole his music. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 12, 1943 |
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| Director: | Arthur Lubin |
| Writer: | Samuel Hoffenstein, Eric Taylor, Hans Jacoby, Gaston Leroux |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror |
| Keywords | opera, musical, remake, gothic horror, technicolor, literary adaptation, stage musical, phantom of the opera |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $1,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nelson Eddy | Anatole Garron |
| Susanna Foster | Christine Dubois |
| Claude Rains | Erique Claudin |
| Edgar Barrier | Raoul D'Aubert |
| Leo Carrillo | Signor Ferretti |
| Jane Farrar | Biancarolli |
| J. Edward Bromberg | Amiot |
| Fritz Feld | Lecours |
| Frank Puglia | Villeneuve |
| Steven Geray | Vereheres |
| Barbara Everest | The Aunt |
| Hume Cronyn | Gerard |
| Fritz Leiber | Franz Liszt |
| Nicki Andre | Madame Lorenzi |
| Gladys Blake | Jeanne |
| Elvira Curci | Biancarolli's Maid |
| Hans Herbert | Marcel |
| Kate Drain Lawson | Landlady |
| Miles Mander | Pleyel |
| Rosina Galli | Christine's Maid |
| Walter O. Stahl | Doctor (as Walter Stahl) |
| Paul Marion | Desjardines |
| Richard Bartell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Edward Biby | Operagoer (uncredited) |
| Eumenio Blanco | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Officer (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Roberts | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Belle Mitchell | Feretti's Maid (uncredited) |
| James Mitchell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Renee Carson | Georgette (uncredited) |
| Wheaton Chambers | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Lane Chandler | Officer (uncredited) |
| Edward Clark | Usher (uncredited) |
| James Conaty | Operagoer (uncredited) |
| Paul Cristo | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Jack Deery | Operagoer (uncredited) |
| William Desmond | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Helen Dickson | Operagoer (uncredited) |
| Ernest Golm | Office Manager (uncredited) |
| Bella Lewitzky | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Hank Mann | Stagehand (uncredited) |
| Anthony Marlowe | 'Marta' Singer (uncredited) |
| Alphonse Martell | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Eric Mayne | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Robert Robinson | Citizen (uncredited) |
| Victor Romito | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Actor in Play (uncredited) |
| Muni Seroff | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Johnny Walsh | Office Boy (uncredited) |
| Tudor Williams | 'Marta' Singer (uncredited) |
| Marek Windheim | Renfrit (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Arthur Lubin | Director |
| Hal Mohr | Director of Photography |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Tim Baar | Special Effects |
| Edward Ward | Original Music Composer, Music Director |
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| W. Howard Greene | Director of Photography |
| Ira Webb | Set Decoration |
| Emily Moore | Hair Designer |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Arthur Schutt | Orchestrator |
| Harold Zweifel | Orchestrator |
| Eric Taylor | Screenplay |
| Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Hans Jacoby | Adaptation |
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Vera West | Costume Designer |
| Charles S. Gould | Assistant Director |
| Joe Lapis | Sound |
| Russell Lawson | Visual Effects |
| William Tyroler | Music Director |
| Joan Hathaway | Dialogue |
| Gaston Leroux | Novel |
| Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Nelson Eddy | Sculptor |
| Natalie Kalmus | Colorist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jack J. Gross | Executive Producer |
| George Waggner | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Trending Position
Well it's one of the most beautiful Universal Horror movies out there. Phantom of the Opera is directed by Arthur Lubin and features a collective of writers adapting from Gaston Leroux's novel. It stars Nelson Eddy, Claude Rains, Edgar Barrier, Susanna Foster, Leo Carrillo and Jane Farrar. Music ... is by Edward Ward and cinematography by W. Howard Greene. The Leroux source material has been adapted a number of times. This version sees Universal update their own 1925 silent version that starred Lon Chaney, and give it a Technicolor make over whilst practically making it a musical picture. Even making it a light comedy in parts! It is undeniably a gorgeous picture, both visually and aurally, for the sets and operatic tunes alone this could never be called a dull movie. But we want horror, it's an horrific tale of murder, disfigurement, disloyalty and unbridled passions, we don't want to be watching a Phantom of the Opera movie where at any moment you expect the cast to start singing "ding dong the witch is dead". Cast are mostly fine as regards the tone of the piece, though Rains barely gets his teeth into the role of the Phantom and comes off more like Zorro or the Lone Ranger. While Lubin and his crew give the whole production a professional polish. But is this horror? No, never, and that's a shame given it's from the torch bearers for classic horror of the 30s and 40s. 5/10