We Won't Be Home Tonight, Girls, So Don't Let That Stop You From Watching 1943's "The Phantom Of The Opera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

                                     Though not nearly as good as Lon Chaney's, it is worth a look.  It is a tale of vengeance and loyalty.  Erique is an aspiring composer who has a manuscript stolen from him by an unscrupulous publisher.  When he confronts the publisher, his secretary tosses a bottle of acid in Erique's face, hence the disfigurement.  Susanna Foster, with a promising voice, was the Lucille Bremer of Universal.  You see, Lucille scored big in MGM's classic, 1944's "Meet Me In St. Louis."  But how does one top that?  One can't, and so they could not find anything for Lucille to do until 1945's "Yolanda And The Thief," which did nothing for her, and that was that.

                                    Same with Susanna Foster. She plays the Christine Daae figure, but I am not sure if she is called Christine, but I do believe that in this version she is his daughter!  Go figure!

                                      Still, it is better than the last two weeks of crap "Svengoolie" was showing.  And this was shot in Technicolor, so it should have an interesting visual landscape.  Worth watching if you are at home.

                                         But wait till next week, darlings!!!!!!!!!  I cannot reveal secrets right now, but I promise you "Svengoolie" will end the year with a BANG!!!!!!!

                                           Have fun tonight, girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The fun starts, of course, at 8PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!