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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1925/1930) The Supreme Collector's Edition So, you think you've seen everything available on THE PHANTOM? Here's a very special DVD set for those of you who think you have, but wish there were more! THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA directed by Rupert Julian with Lon Chaney, Norman Kerry, Mary Philbin, Arthur Edwin Carewe, Gibson Gowland, John Sainpolis and Snitz Edwards. A Universal Super-Jewel. Horror! Thrills! Macabre! InchThe Phantom of the OperaInch, one of the most famous films ever made, presents the story of a creepy misanthrope who kidnaps a prima donna of the Paris Opera so that she may bring him the love he so madly desires! This edition presents a brand-new, needle-sharp transfer of the prized Essex Films/Griggs-Moviedrome version of the 1930 . Complete with the famous Inchman with the lanternInch opening (voiced by John Griggs) and the soaring, exciting pipe organ score performed by Lee Erwin - newly re-mixed for stereo! This is the only authorized of this much esteemed, copyrighted, version of the film. InchSCREAM SCENESInch The Phantom of the OperaInch. A short film containing some very unusual title cards believed to be from an earlier version of the film as well as a brief InchlostInch scene of Lon Chaney at the organ. The boudoir scene, long ravaged by nitrate decomposition, appears here in near pristine condition. InchTHEATRICAL TRAILERInch. Newly reconstructed. Available nowhere else, our version is taken from several sources and blended together to yield the best, most complete trailer possible. InchTHE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 1930 VS. 1925Inch. An exclusive feature length production created and introduced for this edition by Keith Paynter. Using the 1930 re- as a foundation, a wide-screen, side-by-side and scene-for-scene comparison is made between the 1930 and the 1925 releases. The sometimes subtle and often unmistakably di