Phantom of the Opera (1943 movie)

Movie plot

Erik Claudin is an aging violinist of the Paris Opera and is madly in love with Christine Dubois--a soprano showing much promise. After being dismissed--a violinist with arthritic hands seems rather pointless--he tries to have his life's work by publishing a brilliant concerto written around the melody of Lullaby of the Bells. While at the publisher, he hears his music being played in another room. Driven mad believing that his work was stolen he strangles the publisher. Little did he know that the music was merely being endorsed and praised by Franz Liszt. After murdering the cynical publisher, his face is scarred with etching acid by the publisher's lovely assistant, Georgette. He flees the office and hides in the sewers that run underneath the mammoth Paris Opera House.

Stars

This film, for its time, held many stars such as Nelson Eddy, Susanna Foster, Claude Rains, and Edgar Barrier. Edgar Barrier not only starred in this film, but he also wrote the lyrics to its theme; Lullaby of the Bells.

Nelson Eddy

Playing the role of Anatole Garron, Nelson Eddy delivers an incredible performance as a baritone and instructor of the Paris Opera. He plays one of Christine's humorous lovers, tossing wit and sarcasm at Raoul D'Aubert, Christine's other lover. Nelson Eddy had many starring roles in the 1940s.

Susanna Foster

Ms. Foster plays the role of Christine Dubois, a soprano at the Paris Opera House.