Phantom of the Opera

This feels like an extension of what Carl Laemmle was trying to do with the early sound versions of the Universal Horror franchise. It’s a handsome, expensive production of an esteemed piece of literature with horror overtones. Of course, it was also one of the premiere silent films that Laemmle Senior produced at Universal in the 1920s, starring the father of Universal’s go-to monster man, Lon Chaney Jr. (who did not get the title role in this despite his lobbying for the part). This goes i...