14 The Phantom of the Opera ( 1925 )

This  adaptation  of  Gaston  Leroux's  1910  novel  stars  Lon  Chaney  again  as  the  titular  phantom. There  are  multiple  versions  of  it  as  it  was  reissued  twice, the  last  time  in  1930  when  some  spoken  dialogue  was  added  although  not  from  Chaney  who  had   contracted  throat  cancer  by  that  time  which  rather   defeated   the  object. One  of  the  young  ballerinas  in  the  film  only  died  a  couple  of  years  ago.

Mary  Philbin  ( As  Christine  Daae )

Sex : Nothing  - the  Phantom  kidnaps  her  twice  but  doesn't  molest  her.

Death : Survives

Mary  was  yet  another  actress  who  failed  to  make  headway  in  the  talkie  era  and  eventually  retired  to  take  care  of  her  parents. She  turned  up  at  the  LA  opening  of  Lloyd-Webber' s  musical  version  of  the  story. She  died  in  1993  aged  90.

Mary  Fabian  ( as  Carlotta )

Sex : No

Death : Survives

Mary's  only  in  the  1930  version  when  she  replaced  Virginia  Pearson  as  the  rival  singer  in  one  on  stage  scene. Pearson  was  retained  in   two  other  scenes  but  craftily  re-branded  as  Carlotta's  mother. Mary  was  not  an  actress but  an  internationally  recognised  soprano  who  did  Philbin's  singing  parts  as  well. She  died   in  1973  aged  72.