The Phantom of Hollywood
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| The Phantom of Hollywood | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Gene Levitt |
| Produced by | Gene Levitt |
| Written by | George Schenck |
| Starring | Jack Cassidy Skye Aubrey Peter Lawford |
| Music by | Leonard Rosenman |
| Cinematography | Gene Polito |
| Editing by | Henry Batista |
| Distributed by | MGM Television |
| Release date(s) | February 12, 1974 |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Phantom of Hollywood is a 1974 TV movie starring Jack Cassidy, Skye Aubrey, Peter Lawford, Jackie Coogan, Broderick Crawford, Peter Haskell, and John Ireland. 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.
The film aired on CBS Television, and was originally titled The Phantom of Lot 2. A riff on Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera, it was produced and directed by Gene Levitt.
[edit] 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.
