The Phantom of Hollywood
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The Phantom of Hollywood | |
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Genre | Drama Horror Thriller |
Written by | George Schenck (teleplay) |
Story by | Robert Thom George Schenck |
Directed by | Gene Levitt |
Starring | Jack Cassidy Jackie Coogan Broderick Crawford Peter Haskell John Ireland Peter Lawford |
Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Burt Nodella |
Producer | Gene Levitt |
Production locations | Lot 2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California |
Cinematography | Gene Polito |
Editor | Henry Batista |
Running time | 74 minutes |
Production company | MGM Television |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release |
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The Phantom of Hollywood is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film[1] and starring , Jack Cassidy, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford, Peter Haskell John Ireland and Peter Lawford. It is notable for being one of the last films shot on the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer back lot, which was being demolished at the time of filming.[2]
The film aired on CBS Television, and was originally titled The Phantom of Lot 2. A riff on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, it was produced and directed by Gene Levitt.[1]
Plot[]
Murders taking place on the back lot of Worldwide Studios turn out to be the work of a disfigured actor who has been living there for years and will stop at nothing to cease the sale of the back lot to developers. The film seems to place a lot of emphasis on the chalk outline and one character is even heard to quip, "We're going to be running out of chalk," while standing over a murder scene in a dry pool on the set.
Cast[]
- as Randy Cross
- Jack Cassidy as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
- Jackie Coogan as Jonathan
- Broderick Crawford as Capt. O'Neal
- Peter Haskell as Ray Burns
- John Ireland as Lt. Gifford
- Peter Lawford as Roger Cross
- Gary Barton as Duke
- Corinne Calvet as Mrs. Wickes
- John Lupton as Al
- Kent Taylor as Wickes
- Regis Toomey as Joe
- Fredd Wayne as Clyde
- Bill Williams - Fogel
- Carl Byrd as Cameraman
- Edward Cross as Clint
- Damon Douglas as Andy
- Bill Stout as Commentator
- Billy Halop as Studio Engineer
Production[]
The film is produced by MGM with Gene Levitt as its director, William McGarry as assistant director, and Burt Nodella as the executive producer.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Phantom of Hollywood". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Kelli (Dec 23, 2014) ""The Phantom of Hollywood" and the Demise of the MGM Film Musical" JSTOR Daily
- ^ "The Phantom of Hollywood and the Demise of the MGM Film Musical The Hollywood musical". jstor.org. December 23, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)". bfi.org.uk. 1974. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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