John Ford declined to use John Wayne in any of his 1930s films, despite their close friendship, telling Wayne to wait until he was "ready" as an actor. Ford successfully sought to use this film to make Wayne a big movie star. The early scene where Ringo stops the stagecoach for a ride and twirls his Winchester rifle while the camera zooms in on his face is the exclamation mark on that effort.
The Phantom of the Opera - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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The sweeping camera angles during "All I Ask of You" made it necessary to shoot multiple takes of the kiss between Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson. Emmy Rossum had to ice her lips between takes to prevent them from swelling.
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The order of the songs varies from the Broadway version. Most notably, sections that are sung on Broadway are spoken, such as Christine and Raoul's conversation during Masquerade and Christine's monologue right before she performs in Don Juan. Additionally, the song Notes/Twisted Every Way is broken into pieces. Notes is played at the end of Why So Silent, Christine's mini 'Phantom' reprise is played as she rides to the cemetery, and the end of Notes (We Have All Been Blind) and Twisted Every Way are as they prepare to perform the Phantom's opera.
The Phantom of the Opera - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
The Phantom of the Opera - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts
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