Phantom of the Opera (1943)
Director: Arthur Lubin
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Very pretty to look at, with lush Technicolor, handsome sets, and even a fetchingly sculptured mask to give Claude Rains' rather benign Phantom the look of a contented feline. The accent is more on musical extravaganza than horror, with endless operatic snippets for Eddy and Foster to warble, making it all a somewhat tiresome waste of Rains' performance.Author: TM
Cast & crew
Director: Arthur Lubin
Producer: George Waggner
Cast: Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Nelson Eddy, Edgar Barrier, Jane Farrar, J Edward Bromberg, Hume Cronyn, Leo Carrillo, Miles Mander full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 92 mins
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