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The Phantom Unmasked: A Technicolor Look at the 1943 Classic

: Claudin spends every penny of his meager salary to secretly pay for singing lessons for the young soprano, Christine DuBois . Phantom of the Opera(1943)

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. The Phantom Unmasked: A Technicolor Look at the

: After being dismissed from the orchestra due to arthritis, a misunderstanding at a music publisher leads to a violent confrontation where acid is thrown in his face—the first time this iconic trope was used in a Phantom film. More "Opera" Than "Phantom" Phantom of the Opera (1943) Christine DuBois . In this version