Lon Chaney plays the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney’s intentionally horrific, self-applied make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film’s premiere.
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This is a silent film. This is actually a pretty scary movie. I would think that today it would garner a PG-13 rating. There are several very intense scenes. It is a really good film. Even if you don’t think you’d like a silent movie, I think you’d like this.