9/6/2016 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Director: Rupert Julian ★★☆☆☆ In 1922, Carl Laemmie, the President of Universal Pictures, was on vacation in France when he met Gaston Leroux working in the French cinema industry. Leroux gave Laemmie a copy of his novel, The Phantom of the Opera, which Laemmie read and then immediately decided … Continue reading The Phantom of the Opera