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The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish:El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1955 Argentine musical comedy film directed by Enrique Carreras and starring Alfredo Barbieri, Amelia Vargas and Tono Andreu. The film premiered on 24 June 1955.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Óscar Lagomarsino.

The Phantom of the Operetta
Film poster
Directed by	Enrique Carreras
Written by	René Marcial Manuel Rey Alfredo Ruanova
Starring	Alfredo Barbieri Amelia Vargas Tono Andreu
Cinematography	Alfredo Traverso
Edited by	José Gallego
Music by	Víctor Slister
Production company	Cinematográfica General Belgrano
Release date	24 June 1955
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Cast

• Alfredo Barbieri
• Amelia Vargas
• Tono Andreu
• Gogó Andreu
• Inés Fernández
• Mario Baroffio
• Alfonso Pisano
• Manuel Alcón
• Lalo Hartich

Plot

The Phantom turns out to be a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.

Reception

El Mundo opined that the film was a: "Luck of a pirouette supported by the obligatory convention of the case." La Nación wrote:: "Evocations of the famous Frankenstein, Dracula and the Wolf Man, dominators of serious films, appear in this comedy of scares and jokes with music, animation and very lively rhythms."[2]

References

External links

• The Phantom of the Operetta at IMDb

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