#1925 phantom

[mypdo]

Two weeks ago @timebird84 and her bf came to visit me and guess what she brought as a gift: this wonderful comic book with pictures of my beloved 1925 silent movie ❤

Dear @timebird84 , I am really moved and would like to thank you so much for the wonderful book, the original Solingen knife and the delicious sweets 😊

The graphic novel is so very close to Leroux' original, and every time I like to feel those Erik-vibes I just open the book and watch those wonderful movie pictures...

[ancientphantom]

My fashion retrospective about Lon Chaney’s cape was flagged as inappropriate content and I knew that old son of a gun was too sexy for Tumblr.

[hopsjollyhigh]

@rjdaae and I watched this video back when she visited me a few months ago, and I remember getting pretty drawn into it. It’s a pretty great overview of the history of the 1925 silent film; if you don’t know just how convoluted that history is, I really recommend watching! It’s really a film with an incredible legacy.

[wherever-i-may-roam13]

Phantom of the Opera (1925) 🥀

[wherever-i-may-roam13]

Phantom of the Opera (1925) 🖤

[honeybee-bzz]

@alvadee this arrived today and I can 100% guarantee I am wearing it to this year’s family Christmas dinner

[confessionsofanoperaghost]

A pretty good little sum up of the 1925/1929/Eastman/god knows what classic film and why it's still being put together by scraps flung across the world. I would give anything to have the original cut with the original ending. Seriously that shit keeps me up at night.

[ancientphantom]

1924 publicity shot for The Phantom of the Opera, taken semi-candidly at the end of a day’s shooting.

Lon Chaney’s face is excised due to a clause in his contract that stipulated that his face could not be released on any promotional materials until the film had been officially released in theaters for a significant period of time; since the reveal of the Phantom’s face (and Chaney’s groundbreaking makeup for it) was such an important and shocking moment in the movie, he made sure that no part of the production company could accidentally ruin it by releasing it ahead of time.  Which, of course, gives us several hilarious publicity stills with Chaney’s face either cut out or other actors or props strategically placed in front of him.

From left to right in the front row: Mary Philbin (Christine), Rosebelle Laemmle (Carl Laemmle’s daughter), Carl Laemmle (producer), Lon Chaney (the Phantom), Julius Berheim (studio manageR), and Benny Zeidman (Universal studio executive).  Behind them, Norman Kerry (Raoul, wearing white gloves) speaks to Rupert Julian (director).