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* MaskingTheDeformity: As with most Phantoms of the Opera, Petrie wears a mask to hide his disfigured face. In this version it's a crude one made of some sort of material like papier-mâché or cloth.
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* DisabledInTheAdaptation: In contrast to his literary counterpart, Petrie appears to be half-blind following his disfigurement.
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* WouldHitAGirl: Petrie becomes frustrated when Christine says she is too tired to continue her singing lesson and slaps her.

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* WouldHitAGirl: While a much kinder and gentler Phantom, Petrie becomes frustrated when Christine says she is too tired to continue her singing lesson and slaps her.her. He's one of the few Phantoms in adaptations to actually strike Christine.
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* SpotOfTea: Christine's landlady offers her tea to calm her nerves.
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* AbominableAuditorium: The London Opera House is the territory of ''two'' villains: crooked publisher Lord Ambrose D'Arcy is running the opera house into the ground in his efforts to get his magnum opus just to his liking, while also actively trying to seduce young singers; meanwhile, the Phantom and his henchman are undermining D'Arcy by sabotaging instruments, destroying props and murdering staff .
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* DeathlyUnmasking: [[spoiler: The film concludes with the Phantom unmasking himself, acid-induced scarring and all, before pushing Christine out of the way of the FallingChandelierOfDoom, getting crushed to death under it in the process.]]
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* DateRapeAverted: Lord d'Arcy has dinner with Christine, then invites her to his apartment afterward for "singing lessons". Knowing full well [[SleepingWithTheBoss what this means]], Christine tries to get out of it but is initially unsuccessful until Harry happens to walk in the restaurant. Christine asks him to accompany them, only for d'Arcy to [[ThirdWheel immediately cancel his plans]], much to her relief.

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* DateRapeAverted: Lord d'Arcy has dinner with Christine, then invites her to his apartment afterward for "singing lessons". Knowing full well [[SleepingWithTheBoss what this means]], Christine tries to get out of it but is initially unsuccessful until Harry happens to walk in the restaurant. Christine asks him to accompany them, only for d'Arcy to [[ThirdWheel immediately cancel cancel]] [[MomentKiller his plans]], much to her relief.
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* DateRapeAverted: Lord d'Arcy has dinner with Christine, then invites her to his apartment afterward for "singing lessons". Knowing full well [[SleepingWithTheBoss what this means]], Christine tries to get out of it but is initially unsuccessful until Harry happens to walk in the restaurant. Christine asks him to accompany them, only for d'Arcy to immediately cancel his plans, much to her relief.

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* DateRapeAverted: Lord d'Arcy has dinner with Christine, then invites her to his apartment afterward for "singing lessons". Knowing full well [[SleepingWithTheBoss what this means]], Christine tries to get out of it but is initially unsuccessful until Harry happens to walk in the restaurant. Christine asks him to accompany them, only for d'Arcy to [[ThirdWheel immediately cancel his plans, plans]], much to her relief.
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* DateRapeAverted: Lord d'Arcy has dinner with Christine, then invites her to his apartment afterward for "singing lessons". Knowing full well [[SleepingWithTheBoss what this means]], Christine tries to get out of it but is initially unsuccessful until Harry happens to walk in the restaurant. Christine asks him to accompany them, only for d'Arcy to immediately cancel his plans, much to her relief.
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* TraumaButton: When Petrie slaps Christine and says she isn't going to be a great singer if she doesn't suffer, he asks if she thinks he hasn't suffered. This results in him briefly walking away from her and muttering to himself, reliving the moment when he agreed to sell his music to Lord d'Arcy.

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