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Article: The Phantom of the Opera: The Ultimate Edition / The Man Who Laughs
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- The Village Voice
- Article date:
- September 24, 2003
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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: THE ULTIMATE EDITION / THE MAN WHO LAUGHS THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: THE ULTIMATE EDITION (Milestone DVD) THE MAN WHO LAUGHS (Kino DVD)
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Once upon a time, horror movies were lavish period pieces-the madly romantic province of tortured, bizarrely disfigured loners, typically played by Lon Chaney, hopelessly in love with beautiful young girls. Universal's 1923 blockbuster The Hunchback of Notre Dame established a formula that Carl Laemmle's studio would rework throughout the silent era and, in a more stringent form, even into the 1940s.
A pinnacle of the Hollywood fantastic, Universal's 1925 The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, showcased ...