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The Phantom of Hollywood
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Wikipedia article
'The Phantom of Hollywood' is a 1974 American made-for-television horror thriller film 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.[http://daily.jstor.org/the-phantom-of-hollywood/ Marshall, Kelli (Dec 23, 2014) ""The Phantom of Hollywood" and the Demise of the MGM Film Musical" 'JSTOR Daily']
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.
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. 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
* Skye Aubrey as Randy Cross
* Jack Cassidy as Otto Vonner / Karl Vonner
* Jackie Coogan as Jonathan
* Broderick Crawford as Capt. O'Neal
* Peter Haskell as Ray Burns
* John Ireland as Lt. Gifford
* Peter Lawford as Roger Cross
* Gary Barton as Duke
* Corinne Calvet as Mrs. Wickes
* John Lupton as Al
* Kent Taylor as Wickes
* Regis Toomey as Joe
* Fredd Wayne as Clyde
* Bill Williams - Fogel
* Carl Byrd as Cameraman
* Edward Cross as Clint
* Damon Douglas as Andy
* Bill Stout as Commentator
* Billy Halop as Studio Engineer
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.
See also
* List of American films of 1974
References
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