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THE BEST MUSICAL MELODRAMA.

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From: The Evening Standard (London, England)
Date: 20061027
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The Phantom Of The Opera (PG)

WONDERFUL silent 1925 cinematic adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1908 opera. Lon Chaney stars as the horrifically disfigured sewer-dwelling musician who falls in love with an angel-voiced young performer, and teaches her how to sing.

Sun, Chiswick Movie Theatre

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