Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

92 mins | Drama, Horror, Romance, Music | Aug. 12, 1943

Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom".

Phantom of the Opera

92 mins | Drama, Horror, Romance, Music | Aug. 12, 1943

Phantom of the Opera
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom".
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Phantom of the Opera
Directors Charles S. Gould, Arthur Lubin
Writers Joan Hathaway, Eric Taylor, Samuel Hoffenstein, Gaston Leroux, Hans Jacoby

Cast

Nelson Eddy

as Anatole Garron

Susanna Foster

as Christine Dubois

Claude Rains

as Erique Claudin

Edgar Barrier

as Raoul D'Aubert

Leo Carrillo

as Signor Ferretti

Jane Farrar

as Biancarolli

Fritz Feld

as Lecours

Frank Puglia

as Villeneuve

Steven Geray

as Vereheres

Barbara Everest

as The Aunt

Hume Cronyn

as Gerard

Fritz Leiber

as Franz Liszt

Nicki Andre

as Madame Lorenzi

Gladys Blake

as Jeanne

Elvira Curci

as Biancarolli's Maid

Hans Herbert

as Marcel

Kate Drain Lawson

as Landlady

Miles Mander

as Pleyel

Rosina Galli

as Christine's Maid

Walter O. Stahl

as Doctor (as Walter Stahl)

Paul Marion

as Desjardines

Richard Bartell

as Reporter (uncredited)

Edward Biby

as Operagoer (uncredited)

Eumenio Blanco

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

as Officer (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

as Nurse (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

as Feretti's Maid (uncredited)

James Mitchell

as Reporter (uncredited)

Renee Carson

as Georgette (uncredited)

Wheaton Chambers

as Reporter (uncredited)

Lane Chandler

as Officer (uncredited)

Edward Clark

as Usher (uncredited)

James Conaty

as Operagoer (uncredited)

Paul Cristo

as Policeman (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Bookkeeper (uncredited)

William Desmond

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

as Operagoer (uncredited)

Ernest Golm

as Office Manager (uncredited)

Bella Lewitzky

as Dancer (uncredited)

Hank Mann

as Stagehand (uncredited)

Anthony Marlowe

as 'Marta' Singer (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as Policeman (uncredited)

Eric Mayne

as Reporter (uncredited)

Robert Robinson

as Citizen (uncredited)

Victor Romito

as Actor in Play (uncredited)

John Roy

as Actor in Play (uncredited)

Muni Seroff

as Reporter (uncredited)

Johnny Walsh

as Office Boy (uncredited)

Tudor Williams

as 'Marta' Singer (uncredited)

Marek Windheim

as Renfrit (uncredited)