To supplement the 100th, anniversary release of Universal's initial adaptation of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, there's Classic Monsters of the Movies' deluxe edition to enjoy.
Authors/researchers Nige Burton & Jamie Jones pack the issue with fascinating anecdotes, as the production did, in fact, prove a unique and bumpy ride, with Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces, helming its demented glory, playing the lethal and anguished "Opera Ghost," Erik, in a painstaking persona he built from scratch.
Director Rupert Julian shares the spotlight among the movie's vast contributors, which includes several distinguished members from its "cast of thousands." In addition to the aforementioned Chaney (who receives deserved focus), readers are treated to bios on Mary Philbin (Christine Daae), Norman Kerry (Raoul de Chagny), John St. Polis (Philipe de Chagny), Mary Fabian (Carlotta), Simon Buquet (Gibson Gowland), Snitch Edwards (Florine Papillon) and Arthur Edmund Carewe (Ledoux, the Persian), among other adroit benefactors who instill the production with tiers of chilling class.
The 36-pg volume is also blessed by sections on Leroux and producer Carl Laemmle, a look at the movie's color segments (e.g. the astounding, "Masque of the Red Death" sequence), exquisite photos, publicity materials, trivia, quotes and Phantom collectibles.
This encyclopedia edition exists as an essential for each and every Erik devotee. Be wise! For the sake of The Phantom's 100th, don't let this insightful issue slip by.
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