Saw this at the local orchestra with a live organ, which was pretty cool. My wife and I like to go to the live music/film concert performances. I especially like the silent ones, since you often get the orchestra doing sound effects (like doors slamming) as well as the soundtrack. With just the organ, they didn't for this one. I kind of wish they'd used sound besides the organ for the actual opera parts.
The movie itself is kind of odd. Very over the top, in the way that a lot of silent films are. The Phantom toes the line between creepy-awkward and funny-awkward. I've seen a lot of pictures of Lon Chaney in the makeup before, but it's a lot more impressive in the actual film.
Like a lot of old films, the print you get today is a kind of mishmash. Some bits has sound, some don't. Some bits are in color, some aren't. Title cards don't match. Not to the extent of something like Metropolis, but still interesting to see.
It's public domain, so here you go:
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