The Phantom of Hollywood
The Phantom of Hollywood is a 1974 American made-for-television mystery film[1] starring Jack Cassidy, Skye Aubrey, Peter Lawford, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford, Peter Haskell, John Ireland and Corinne Calvet. 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 Phantom of Hollywood | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama Horror Thriller |
| Written by | George Schenck |
| Directed by | Gene Levitt |
| Starring | Jack Cassidy Broderick Crawford Peter Lawford |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Burt Nodella |
| Producer(s) | Gene Levitt |
| Production location(s) | Lot 2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California |
| Cinematography | Gene Polito |
| Editor(s) | Henry Batista |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MGM Television |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | February 12, 1974 |
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]
Synopsis
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
- Jack Cassidy - Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
- Broderick Crawford - Captain O'Neal
- Peter Lawford - Roger Cross
- Jackie Coogan - Jonathan
- John Ireland - Lt. Gifford
- Skye Aubrey - Randy Cross
- Peter Haskell - Ray Burns
- Corinne Calvet - Mrs. Wickes
- John Lupton - Al
- Kent Taylor - Wickes
- Regis Toomey - Joe
- Bill Williams - Fogel
- Fredd Wayne - Clyde
- Billy Halop - Studio Engineer
