Phantom Of The Opera(1943) Guide

: Claudin spends every penny of his meager salary to secretly pay for singing lessons for the young soprano, Christine DuBois .

While film history often bows to the 1925 silent masterpiece starring Lon Chaney, there is a certain lush, operatic charm that only the can provide. If you are looking for a horror-drenched nightmare, you might be surprised—this film is as much a musical celebration as it is a tragic thriller. A More Human Monster Phantom of the Opera(1943)

In this version, we don't start with a ghost in the shadows. Instead, we meet (played with heartbreaking sincerity by the legendary Claude Rains ), a timid violinist who has spent twenty years in the Paris Opera orchestra. : Claudin spends every penny of his meager