Awesome / The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

• The Phantom's Dramatic Unmasking. Lon Chaney's self-applied makeup was so incredibly well done, that some audience members in 1925 were reported to have fainted upon seeing his face. Still scary today, in a Jump Scare sort of way.
• The bit right before the Phantom gets chucked into the river, where he menacingly holds a closed fist up, and everyone recoils back in fear that it's a hidden weapon. He opens his hand, revealing nothing except his ability to terrorise the world even at the end of his resources.

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