Mary Philbin

Acting

Mary Philbin

Born July 16, 1902 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died May 7, 1993 · aged 90

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mary Loretta Philbin (July 16, 1902 – May 7, 1993) was an American film actress of the silent film era, who is best known for playing the roles of Christine Daaé in the 1925 film The Phantom of the Opera opposite Lon Chaney, and as Dea in The Man Who Laughs. Both roles cast her as the beauty in Beauty and the Beast type stories.

Known For

The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera · 1925
The Phantom of the Opera
7.11925
MovieHorror
The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
The Man Who LaughsThe Man Who Laughs · 1928
The Man Who Laughs
7.31928
MovieDramaRomance
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Merry-Go-RoundMerry-Go-Round · 1923
Merry-Go-Round
6.31923
MovieDramaRomance
A nobleman posing as a necktie salesman falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer, although he's already wed to the daughter of his country's war minister.
The Rose of ParisThe Rose of Paris · 1924
The Rose of Paris
9.01924
MovieDramaRomance
A French orphan who grew up in a convent sets out to see Paris. It turns out that she is the heir to a fortune but doesn't know it, and has been lured to Paris by one of the heirs who does know who she is; he plans to swindle her out of her inheritance so he can have everything.
The Last PerformanceThe Last Performance · 1929
The Last Performance
6.51929
MovieDramaHorror
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.
Sure FireSure Fire · 1921
Sure Fire
6.51921
MovieWestern
The rancher Jeff Bransford returns to his ancestral acres and finds them heavily mortgaged and about to be foreclosed and is defended by hired men with guns.
Universal HorrorUniversal Horror · 1998
Universal Horror
7.11998
MovieDocumentaryTV Movie
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Hollywood StoryHollywood Story · 1951
Hollywood Story
6.71951
MovieMysteryThriller
An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

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