The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)

Deranged, disfigured music lover haunts the sewers of a Parisian opera house and kills to further the career of an unsuspecting young soprano. First of many film versions still packs a wallop, with fine playing from Chaney Sr. Silent with two-color Technicolor Bal Masque sequence. Versions with different running times are also available, including 79 and 88 minutes.