The Phantom of the Opera was the best horror film of 1925

“The Phantom of the Opera” is a 1925 American silent film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney, Sr. as the Phantom. The film is based on Gaston Leroux’s novel “Le Fantôme de l’Opéra”. The original idea came from producer Carl Laemmle who approached Mary Pickford for help to create it in 1922. Several directors and actors were considered, but Lon Chaney signed on to star in the original adaptation before production began. He was paid $10,000 for his role as the Phantom which established him as an international movie star with about $100,000 in annual earnings at that time.

Introduction to The Monster

The Monster (1925) is a silent film that is considered to be the first science fiction horror movie. And was directed by Tod Browning with a screenplay by John L. Balderston and Charles Kenyon, who also collaborated with Browning on some of his other films such as The Last Man On Earth. The story revolves around a shipwrecked passenger who discovers that he has brought something monstrous aboard with him and must learn how to control it or risk being destroyed like his fellow passengers are.

Character names in The Monster

Lon Chaney
Johnny Arthur
Gertrude Olmstead
Hallam Cooley
Walter James
Charles Sellon
Knute Erickson
Edward McWade
Ethel Wales
Frank Austin
Matthew Betz
Dorothy Vernon
Elmo Billings
Herbert Prior

Story of The Monster

The story of The Monster movie 1925 is a classic. It has been remade twice and is still enjoyed today with approximately two million people watching it annually. The film focuses on how this monster became a famous monster because he was mistreated by those around him while he lived under the sea millions of years ago. The Monster movie 1925 was an inspiration to Stephen King who wrote the 1994 novel IT, IT which is considered one of the best horror novels ever written. King later went on to write his bestselling series titled “The Dark Tower”.

King Kong’s predecessor, the 1925 dinosaur film Dinosaur

In the early 1920s, a flick was released by a very famous director. This movie, titled “King Kong vs. Godzilla”, set new standards for use of special effects and narratives that we still admire today. But how exactly does this movie qualify as the predecessor to one of cinema’s most well-known blockbusters? To find out, let’s start with what you need to know about this amazing film: what’s it about?

First off, let me give you some background information on its production. The idea originated when Toho Studios pitched their ideas to American producer Merian C. Cooper. The studio wanted Cooper to produce the movie, while they would handle the special effects and the rest of the production. This was perfect for Cooper, who had loved dinosaurs since his childhood in Atlanta. He found them so fascinating that during World War I, he used to bring dinosaur books with him when he got shipped into battle overseas. Once the war was over and Cooper had settled down in New York, he made his first foray into film as a director under a new company called Pioneer Pictures. Unfortunately, though, Pioneer didn’t last very long due to two issues: lack of funding for its films and uncredited thematic similarities to another company owned by another powerful producer.

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