The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

"Kerry is a colorless hero, Philbin contents herself with being pretty and becoming terrorized at the Phantom, and Chaney is either behind a mask or grimacing through his fiendish makeup."

"It succeeds in spite of itself and it's all thanks to Chaney. The man of a thousand faces imbues this character with bravado and menace."

"An ultra fantastic melodrama, an ambitious production in which there is much to marvel at in the scenic effects."

"An eerie mixture of poetry, gothic melodrama and a surreal Feuillade-style serial."

"It has two elements of genius: It creates beneath the opera one of the most grotesque places in the cinema, and Chaney's performance transforms an absurd character into a haunting one."

"Chaney's magnetism and the overall impact of the suspense and reveal is still impressive."