The dramatic demands of the role and the makeup required for the Phantom presented a physical challenge Chaney couldn't pass up. It is not hard to see why Chaney was attracted to the title character of Gaston Leroux's novel. Despite the effectiveness of this scene, the movie was the most problematic of all the films Chaney made and the most uneven in terms of quality, despite its reputation as Chaney's most famous role. If you asked movie buffs to select the most memorable scene from the entire Lon Chaney filmography, most of them would probably pick the famous unmasking sequence from The Phantom of the Opera (1925).
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