About this release
The first of many filmed adaptations of the Gaston Leroux novel stars Lon Chaney as the disfigured composer Erik, who lives in the bowels of the Paris Opera House and becomes obsessed with a young soprano.
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Disc 1
DVD
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
107 min
Horror
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
Credits
Director
Rupert Julian
Cast
Lon Chaneyas Erik, The Phantom
Norman Kerryas Vicomte Raoul de Chagny
Mary Philbinas Christine Daaé
Arthur Edmund Careweas Ledoux
Gibson Gowlandas Simon Buquet
Snitz Edwardsas Florine Papillon
John St. Polisas Comte Philip de Chagny
Virginia Pearsonas Carlotta
Olive Ann Alcornas La Sorelli (uncredited)
Betty Van Allenas Ballerina (uncredited)
Cinematographer
Milton Bridenbecker
Virgil Miller
Charles Van Enger
Composer
Sam Perry
Editor
Edward Curtiss
Maurice Pivar
Gilmore Walker
Producer
Carl Laemmle
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 2, 2026