History Film / ThePhantomOfTheOpera1962

* InNameOnly: Though this film features a disfigured, masked musician living beneath an opera house and the heroine's name is Christine, that's really where the similarities to Gaston Leroux's novel end. The story takes place in London rather than Paris, the Phantom and Christine don't seem to have any sort of romantic feelings for one another, the subject of the Phantom's opera is UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc instead of UsefulNotes/DonJuan, and he started out as a normal-looking man whose face was then disfigured by acid. There's also the curious addition of the mute dwarf character, whose sole purpose for existence seems to be to commit the obligatory murders so this Phantom remains blameless and totally sympathetic.

* InNameOnly: Though this film features a disfigured, masked musician living beneath an opera house and the heroine's name is Christine, that's really where the similarities to Gaston Leroux's novel end. The story takes place in London rather than Paris, the Phantom and Christine don't seem to have any sort of romantic feelings for one another, and the Phantom's face was disfigured by acid instead of being deformed from birth. There's also the curious addition of the mute dwarf character, whose sole purpose for existence seems to be to commit the obligatory murders so this Phantom remains blameless and totally sympathetic.

* AdaptationNameChange: Christine Daae becomes Christine Charles in this version, and while never stated, it's clear Professor Petrie's first name is not Erik as an initialed piece of sheet music shows it begins with the letter L. Also, this adaptation's closest equivalent of Raoul de Chagney is called Harry Hunter.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Lord Ambrose d'Arcy runs away in fright after [[DramaticUnmask pulling off the Phantom's mask]] and seeing [[FacialHorror his disfigured face]], never to appear in the film again. Was he ever brought to any sort of justice for his evil actions?

* InNameOnly: Though this film features a disfigured, masked musician living beneath an opera house and the heroine's name is Christine, that's really where the similarities to Gaston Leroux's novel end. The story takes place in London rather than Paris, the Phantom and Christine don't seem to have any sort of romantic feelings for one another, and the Phantom's face was disfigured by acid instead of being deformed from birth. There's also the curious addition of the mute dwarf character, whose sole purpose for existence seems to be to commit the obligatory murders so the Phantom remains blameless and totally sympathetic.

* InNameOnly: Though this film features a disfigured, masked musician living beneath an opera house and the heroine's name is Christine, that's really where the similarities to Gaston Leroux's novel end. The story takes place in London rather than Paris, the Phantom and Christine don't seem to have any sort of romantic feelings for one another, and the Phantom's face was disfigured by acid instead of being deformed from birth. There's also the curious addition of the mute dwarf character, whose sole purpose seems to be committing the obligatory murders so the Phantom remains blameless and totally sympathetic.

* InNameOnly: Though this film features a disfigured, masked musician living beneath an opera house and the heroine's name is Christine, that's really where the similarities to Gaston Leroux's novel end. The story takes place in London rather than Paris, the Phantom and Christine don't seem to have any sort of romantic feelings for one another, and the Phantom's face was disfigured by acid instead of being deformed from birth. There's also the curious addition of the mute dwarf character, whose sole purpose seems to be committing random acts of murder for their shock value to remind the viewer that it's supposed to be a horror film.

When Christine ends up kidnapped, Harry discovers that she has been taken to the sewers beneath the opera house, where a masked man known as the Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) is giving her vocal lessons. He reveals to the two that he is in fact a former music professor named Petrie, whose compositions—including the opera—were plagiarised by Lord d'Arcy, to whom he had gone for help with getting them published. After breaking into the printer's to destroy the falsely-attributed music in a fit of rage, Petrie's face was disfigured by etching acid, and in the years since he has lived as an outcast below the theatre. Now he only wishes to hear his work performed and believes Christine can do justice to the leading role of Joan with his help.

When Christine ends up kidnapped, Harry discovers that she has been taken to the sewers beneath the opera house, where a masked man known as the Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) is giving her vocal lessons. He reveals to the two that he is in fact a former professor named Petrie, whose musical compositions—including the opera—were plagiarised by Lord d'Arcy, to whom he had gone for help with getting them published. After breaking into the printer's to destroy the falsely-attributed music in a fit of rage, Petrie's face was disfigured by etching acid, and in the years since he has lived as an outcast below the theatre. Now he only wishes to hear his work performed and believes Christine can do justice to the leading role of Joan with his help.

When Christine ends up kidnapped, Harry discovers that she has been taken to the sewers beneath the opera house, where a masked man known as the Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) is giving her vocal lessons. He reveals to the two that he is in fact a former professor named Petrie, whose musical compositions (including the opera) were plagiarised by Lord d'Arcy, to whom he had gone for help with getting them published. After breaking into the printer's to destroy the falsely-attributed music in a fit of rage, Petrie's face was disfigured by etching acid, and in the years since he has lived as an outcast below the theatre. Now he only wishes to hear his work performed and believes Christine can do justice to the leading role of Joan with his help.

Mysterious events of sabotage at an opera house in Victorian London plague their premiere of a new opera about the life of UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc composed by Lord Ambrose d'Arcy (Creator/MichaelGough), an arrogant aristocrat. The producer of the opera, Harry Hunter (Edward de Souza), is determined to discover who is behind the events while also looking for a replacement for the lead soprano, who was frightened into leaving the production. A promising young singer named Christine Charles (Heather Sears) auditions for the role. Harry believes her to be perfect for the part, and the two end up falling in love.

Mysterious events of sabotage at an opera house in London plague their premiere of a new opera about the life of UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc composed by Lord Ambrose d'Arcy (Creator/MichaelGough), an arrogant aristocrat. The producer of the opera, Harry Hunter (Edward de Souza), is determined to discover who is behind the events while also looking for a replacement for the lead soprano, who was frightened into leaving the production. A promising young singer named Christine Charles (Heather Sears) auditions for the role. Harry believes her to be perfect for the part, and the two end up falling in love.

When Christine ends up kidnapped, Harry discovers that she has been taken to the sewers beneath the opera house, where a masked man known as the Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) is giving her vocal lessons. He reveals to the two that he is in fact a former professor named Petrie, whose musical compositions (including the opera) were plagiarised by Lord d'Arcy, to whom he had gone for help with getting them published. Now he only wishes to hear his work performed and believes Christine can do justice to the leading role of Joan with his help.

When Christine is kidnapped, Harry discovers that she has been taken to the sewers beneath the opera house, where a masked man known as the Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) is giving her vocal lessons. He reveals to the two that he is in fact a former professor named Petrie, whose musical compositions (including the opera) were plagiarised by Lord d'Arcy, to whom he had gone for help with getting them published. Now he only wishes to hear his work performed and believes Christine can do justice to the leading role of Joan with his help.

Mysterious events of sabotage at an opera house in London plague their premiere of a new opera about the life of UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc composed by Lord Ambrose d'Arcy (Creator/MichaelGough), an arrogant aristocrat. The producer of the opera, Harry Hunter (Edward de Souza), is determined to discover who is behind the events while also looking for a replacement for the lead soprano, who was frightened into leaving the production. He discovers a promising young singer named Christine Charles (Heather Sears) who he believes to be perfect for the part, and the two end up falling in love.

Mysterious events of sabotage at an opera house in London plague their premiere of a new opera about the life of UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc composed by Lord Ambrose d'Arcy (Creator/MichaelGough), an arrogant aristocrat. The producer of the opera, Harry Hunter (Edward de Souza), is determined to discover who is behind the events while also looking for a replacement for the lead soprano, who was frightened into leaving the production. He discovers a promising young singer named Christine Charles (Heather Sears) who is perfect for the part, and the two end up falling in love.

A mysterious man, only known as The Phantom (Creator/HerbertLom) coaxes young singer named Christine Charles (Heather Sears) to be the perfect singer in the London opera house. He is in fact a former professor named Petrie, whose work was stolen by the Opera's owner Lord d'Arcy (Creator/MichaelGough), and who now seeks to have his musical ambitions met.

* TheIgor: The Phantom's dwarf assistant is essentially an {{Expy}} of the TropeNamer.

* TheIgor: The Phantom's dwarf assistant is essentially this.

* TheIgor: This adaptation gives the Phantom a dwarf assistant who is essentially this.

** The mute dwarf is a bizarre character whose sole purpose for existing in the film seems to be to commit the acts of violence and murder so that the Phantom remains a blameless, sympathetic figure.