Silents please, Silents. Can I have a silent movie, please? Yes, every now and then it is good to watch a silent movie. After all, they are the foundation of which all films came from. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is Lon Chaneys' 1st Universal Monster film but The Phantom of the Opera would be his most famous. As usual, Chaney did his own make-up and he strapped a 80 pound rubber hump on his back so he would not be able to stand up straight and to add realism to the character. Chaney was a man who truly suffered for his art but his creations will never be forgotten. With Chaneys portrayal of Quasimodo and Pasty Ruth Millers Esmeralda who showed kindness to the hunchback, Quasimodo became a very sympathetic character.

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