The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) like a grasshopper. One of them will save Raoul's life, but at the cost of Christine marrying Erik, while the other will blow up the barrels in the chamber Raoul and Ledoux are trapped in, in effect destroying the Opera House and killing them all. Christine picks the scorpion, but it is a trick by the Phantom to "save" Raoul and Ledoux from being killed by drowning them. Christine begs the Phantom to save Raoul, promising him anything in return, even becoming his wife. At the last second, the Phantom opens a trapdoor in his floor through which Raoul and
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) for night scenes, green for mysterious moods, red for fire, and yellow (sunshine) for daylight exteriors. In 1998 "The Phantom of the Opera" was added to the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It was included, at #52, in Bravo's "100 Scariest Movie Moments". It is listed in the film reference book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die". In the United States, the film is in the public domain because Universal did not renew the copyright in 1953. Explanatory notes Citations The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film) The Phantom of