Lon Chaney Bust

Bust by Black Heart
$639.00
$649.00

STOCK STATUS: Preorder

In 1922, Carl Laemmle, President of Universal Pictures, took a vacation to Paris, France where he met Gaston Leroux, author of the 1910 novel, The Phantom of the Opera. Leroux gave Laemmle a copy of his novel and it is said that Laemmle read the book in one night and liked it so much that he bought the film rights with actor Lon Chaney Sr. in mind as the title character. Laemmle and Chaney had already collaborated on another film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in which Chaney created his own make-up for his portrayal of that film's title-character.

Chaney's iconic appearance as Erik the Phantom of the Opera is the most accurate depiction of the character as described in Leroux's novel. Erik was described as corpse-like, as having a "death's-head" (human skull) throughout the story. He had no nose, his eyes were sunken so deep that they were two skull-like eye sockets except when they glowed in the dark. His skin was yellow and tightly stretched across his bones and he had only a few wisps of black hair behind his ears and on his forehead.

Christine, the woman with whom he was obsessed, described his mouth as "lipless" and a "dead mouth." Erik himself admitted his mouth was abnormal. And, he was described as so extremely thin that he resembled a skeleton. Erik describes himself to Christine as a corpse "built up with death from head to foot."

To achieve the look of Leroux's Phantom, Chaney painted his eye sockets black, giving them a skull-like appearance. He pulled the tip of his nose up and pinned it in place with wire. He enlarged his nostrils with black paint, and put a set of jagged false teeth into his mouth to complete the horribly deformed look of the Phantom. When filmgoers first saw the film, many screamed or fainted at the unmasking scene which revealed his skeletal face.

Product Size: 17" H (431.8mm) x 11" W (279.4mm) x 11" L (279.4mm)

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Please note that by placing this order your deposit is non-refundable unless the manufacturer cancels production. 

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Because this item still in production, we do not know the final weight or dimensions, or even how many boxes there will be. Therefore, we cannot give you an accurate quote for shipping. Actual shipping rates will be determined when the item is in stock, and will be reflected on your final invoice.

The following are reasonable estimates for shipping based on the size/weight of various figures:

1/6 or 1/10 Scale Figures
Domestic: $20-$30
International: $60-$100

1/4 Scale (Premium Format Figures)
Domestic: $40-$60 per box
International: $100-$180 per box

1/3 Scale (Prime 1)
Domestic: $80-$180 per box
International: $150-$250 per box

1/2 Scale (Prime 1, Legendary Scale)
Domestic: $100-$200 per box
International: $200-$250 per box

Please note that size can vary greatly between different figures, and the above are only estimates based on figures we have seen in the past.

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