| The Phantom of the Operetta | |
| Director: | Enrique Carreras |
| Starring: | Alfredo Barbieri Amelia Vargas Tono Andreu |
| Music: | Víctor Slister |
| Cinematography: | Alfredo Traverso |
| Editing: | José Gallego |
| Studio: | Cinematográfica General Belgrano |
| Runtime: | 80 minutes |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Language: | Spanish |
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 film is comedy horror-themed, evoking horror characters such as Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula and the Wolf Man.
The Phantom is a violent serial killer that tortures and murders the chorus girls.
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]