Released Date:
2014-08-30
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
67 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.3 (263 Reviews)
Director:
Orson WellesGenres:
ComedyWilliam Gillette (play)
Orson Welles
Posing as wealthy Cuban plantation owner Joseph Johnson, Augustus Billings is having an affair with married Clairette Dathis. Augustus is able to get away just before Clairette's husband, Leon Dathis, comes home. But Leon finds out about the affair. With Augustus' photograph in hand, Leon goes on a search for his wife's lover. The ensuing chase leads to one sight gag close call after another. Eventually, the real Joseph Johnson in Cuba gets unwittingly into the act.
Released Date:
1943-08-27
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
92 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
6.5 (4011 Reviews)
Director:
Arthur LubinEric Taylor (screenplay)
Samuel Hoffenstein (screenplay)
John Jacoby (adaptation)
Gaston Leroux (novel)
Pit violinist Claudin hopelessly loves rising operatic soprano Christine Dubois (as do baritone Anatole and police inspector Raoul) and secretly aids her career. But Claudin loses both his touch and his job, murders a rascally music publisher in a fit of madness, and has his face etched with acid. Soon, mysterious crimes plague the Paris Opera House, blamed on a legendary "phantom" whom none can find in the mazes and catacombs. But both of Christine's lovers have plans to ferret him out.
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