I have to admit that this is the only movie version of Gaston Leroux's classic novel that I've seen. The plot of course has abused musician Erique Claudin (Claude Rains) getting acid thrown on his face and thereafter haunting the Paris Opera House, and in the process helping beautiful starlet Christine DuBois (Susanna Foster) get famous.
Having not seen any other versions (nor read the novel), I can't compare it with anything else. But I can say that this version was quite well done. Maybe the cast doesn't do any profound interpretations of the characters, and maybe there aren't any filmic elements, but the movie is certainly worth seeing. Although above all, I recommend Brian DePalma's "Phantom of the Paradise".
Having not seen any other versions (nor read the novel), I can't compare it with anything else. But I can say that this version was quite well done. Maybe the cast doesn't do any profound interpretations of the characters, and maybe there aren't any filmic elements, but the movie is certainly worth seeing. Although above all, I recommend Brian DePalma's "Phantom of the Paradise".