The Phantom of the Opera Universal Monsters Sideshow 12" inch figure Lon Chaney

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The Phantom of the Opera Universal Monsters Sideshow 12" inch figure as played by Lon Chaney Sideshow Toy's 12-inch action figure based on the 1925 Lon Chaney, Sr., film is part of their continuing series of Universal Monsters figures. The Phantom figure is packed in a "fifth panel" box, meaning that it has a flap on the front which opens to reveal the figure under a window panel. The figure comes with a violin, bow, fedora, mask, opera cap, and a stand/base. His outfit has many details on it, such as the chain across his vest and the buttons on the back of his jacket. His cape has a delicate loop closure to hold the collar closed. The mask fits nicely over the Phantom's face and the fedora hat fits on top of the mask. This is the rarer silver screen black & white version released in 2002 not available to buy anymore.Figure is mint never removed from the box.. The box is in good condition with a little wear on the corners & edges. Movie Info The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of the Gaston Leroux novel of the same title directed by Rupert Julian . The film featured Lon Chaney in the title role as the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House ,[ 2] causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to force the management to make the woman he loves a star. It is most famous for Lon Chaney's intentionally horrific, self-applied make-up, which was kept a studio secret until the film's premiere.The film also features Mary Philbin , Norman Kerry , Arthur Edmund Carewe , Gibson Gowland , John St. Polis , and Snitz Edwards . The only surviving cast member is Carla Laemmle (born 1909), niece of producer Carl Laemmle , who played a small role as "prima ballerina" in the film when she was about 15.PlotThe film opens with the debut of the new season at the Paris Opera House, with a production of Gounod 's Faust . Comte Philip de Chagny ( John St. Polis ) and his brother, the Vicomte Raoul de Chagny ( Norman Kerry ) are in attendance. Raoul attends only in the hope of hearing his sweetheart Christine Daae ( Mary Philbin ) sing. Christine, under the tuition of an unknown and mysterious coach, has made a sudden rise from the chorus to understudy of the prima donna . Raoul wishes for Christine to resign and marry him, but she refuses to let their relationship get in the way of her career.At the height of the most prosperous season in the Opera's history, the management suddenly resign. As they leave, they tell the new managers of the Opera Ghost, a phantom who asks for opera box #5, among other things. The new managers laugh it off as a joke, but the old management leaves troubled. The managers go to Box 5 to see exactly who has taken it. The keeper of the box does not know who it is, as she has never seen his face. The two managers enter the box and are startled to see a shadowy figure seated. They run out of the box and compose themselves, but when they enter the box again, the person is gone. After the performance, the ballet girls are disturbed by the sight of a mysterious man ( Arthur Edmund Carewe ), who dwells in the cellars. Arguing whether or not he is the Phantom, they decide to ask Joseph Buquet, a stagehand who has actually seen the ghost's face. Buquet describes a ghastly sight of a living skeleton to the girls, who are then startled by a shadow cast on the wall. The antics of stagehand Florine Papillon ( Snitz Edwards ) do not amuse Joseph's brother, Simon ( Gibson Gowland ), who chases him off.Meanwhile, Mme. Carlotta ( Virginia Pearson ), the prima donna of the Paris Grand Opera, barges into the managers office enraged. She has received a letter from "The Phantom," demanding that Christine sing the role of Marguerite the following night, threatening dire consequences if his demands are not met. In her next performance, Christine reaches her triumph during the finale and receives a standing ovation from the audience. When Raoul visits her in her dressing room, she pretends not to recognize him,... read more

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