One thing that always strikes me about silent horror classic The Phantom of the Opera (1925) is how much Twenties moviegoers remembered it. She steels herself and quickly snatches away his mask. He continues to play, oblivious to what she’s about to do. She reaches out slowly, hesitantly at first. The young woman’s curiosity gets the better of her. ![]() She steals a glance at his sheet music it’s labelled “Don Juan Triumphant.” He turns to her: “Since first I saw your face, this music been singing to me of you and of–love triumphant!…Yet listen–there sounds an ominous undercurrent of warning!” He turns back to his organ-playing. Could there be a better way to celebrate All Hallow’s Eve than with some of Universal’s classic horror films?įeel free to indulge in all the great posts over at Silver Scenes, and as always, thank you for reading!Įnchanted by music more beautiful than any she had ever heard, the young woman creeps up behind the mysterious masked organist. Happy Halloween, everyone! This is my final spooky-themed post (until next year of course!) and it’s just in time for The Universal Blogathon hosted by Silver Scenes.
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