Phantom: Of The Opera(1943)

: Claudin spends every penny of his meager salary to secretly pay for singing lessons for the young soprano, Christine DuBois .

In this version, we don't start with a ghost in the shadows. Instead, we meet (played with heartbreaking sincerity by the legendary Claude Rains ), a timid violinist who has spent twenty years in the Paris Opera orchestra. Phantom of the Opera(1943)

While film history often bows to the 1925 silent masterpiece starring Lon Chaney, there is a certain lush, operatic charm that only the can provide. If you are looking for a horror-drenched nightmare, you might be surprised—this film is as much a musical celebration as it is a tragic thriller. A More Human Monster : Claudin spends every penny of his meager