![]() ![]() ![]() In the wake of all this, Universal decided to remake one of its earliest horror hits The Phantom of the Opera. ![]() There was Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, House of Frankenstein, Abbott and Costello Frankenstein, The Mummy and the Wolf Man Go to Monte Carlo, and Dracula vs. More than anything, it was the era of horror crossovers. Universal had newfound success in 1941 with The Wolf Man, but most of their films of the decade were also b-movies. Between the real-life horrors going on in Europe and increased film censorship thanks to the Hays Code, movie monsters just weren’t as scary. In the 1940s, the popularity of horror films was dwindling considerably. However, this 1943 adaptation comes from Universal, meaning it’s an intentional attempt to capitalize on the iconic 1925 version with Lon Chaney in the title role. Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera has been adapted countless times for the stage and screen, so you can’t really call every adaptation a remake. Starring: Claude Rains, Susanna Foster, Nelson Eddy.
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