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The Phantom of Hollywood
DVD cover
GenreDrama
Horror
Thriller
Written byGeorge Schenck
(teleplay)
Story byRobert Thom
George Schenck
Directed byGene Levitt
StarringSkye Aubrey
Jack Cassidy
Jackie Coogan
Broderick Crawford
Peter Haskell
John Ireland
Peter Lawford
Music byLeonard Rosenman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerBurt Nodella
ProducerGene Levitt
Production locationsLot 2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California
CinematographyGene Polito
EditorHenry Batista
Running time74 minutes
Production companyMGM Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release
  • February 12, 1974 (1974-02-12)

The Phantom of Hollywood is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film[1] and starring Skye Aubrey, 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.

Cast

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]

Skye Aubrey (1945-2020) was married to Ilya Salkind from 1976-79. Her mother was Phyllis Thaxter and her father was James T. Aubrey Jr.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sandra Brennan (2014). "The Phantom of Hollywood". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014.
  2. ^ Marshall, Kelli (Dec 23, 2014) ""The Phantom of Hollywood" and the Demise of the MGM Film Musical" JSTOR Daily
  3. ^ "The Phantom of Hollywood and the Demise of the MGM Film Musical The Hollywood musical". jstor.org. December 23, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Phantom of Hollywood (1974)". bfi.org.uk. 1974. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/skye-aubrey-actress-in-the-carey-treatment-and-batman-dies-at-74-4107392/

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