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In this version, however, horror is mostly downplayed in favour of grand operatic spectacle. This film reused the same Paris Opera studio set as the original silent film and once again features the spectacular scene in which the Phantom causes the chandelier to crash down on the heads of the audience.

Phantom of the Opera (1943): Featuring Claude Rains as the Phantom and the singer Susanna Foster as Christine.

This classic marks the first feature film talkie adaptation.

Song at Midnight (Chinese: 夜半歌聲 Ye ban ge sheng) (1937): Featuring Gu Menghe and Hu Ping, directed by Ma-Xu Weibang.

Spooks (1930): An Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon.

The makeup of Lon Chaney was so disfiguring that the camera operator lost focus while shooting the sequence, and theaters were urged to have smelling salts on hand in case ladies in the audience fainted in horror. The scene in which Erik plays the organ and Christine creeps up behind him to snatch his mask off is often cited by critics and connoisseurs of film art as one of the most memorable moments in the history of all film. The film was reissued in 1929 with sound effects, music and some reshot dialogue sequences (but none with Chaney).

For this classic silent film Universal Studios created a faithful replica of the Paris Opera House as a setting.

The Phantom of the Opera (1925): Featuring Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin.Now a lost film, it is only known to have existed because of references to it in other media. Das Gespenst im Opernhaus or Das Phantom der Oper (1916): Featuring the Swedish actor Nils Olaf Chrisander (1884–1947) and the Norwegian actress Aud Egede-Nissen (1893–1974, aka Aud Egede Richter).Picture with Susanna Foster (Christine DuBois). Claude Rains portraying Erique Claudin, the Phantom, in Universal's 1943 version of Phantom of the Opera.