John St. Polis

Die Pariser Oper. Ein mysteriöses Phantom droht den neuen Direktoren der berühmten Musikbühne mit einer bevorstehenden Katastrophe, sollte nicht die junge Sängerin Christine Daaé, die Zweitbesetzung der Hauptdarstellerin, deren Part übernehmen. Als die Drohung verhallt, hält das Phantom Wort und verschleppt die junge Frau in sein tief unter der Opernbühne verborgenes Versteck. Der Viscount Raoul Chagny, Christines Geliebter, setzt alles daran, sie aus den Fängen des Phantoms zu befreien...

"Skandal in der Oper" erzählt im anarchischen Stil der drei Marx Brothers Groucho, Chico und Harpo eine typische Verwechslungs- und Verkleidungskomödie, bei der sich eine Operndiva in einen Sänger aus dem Chor verliebt. "Skandal in der Oper" war der größte Erfolg der Marx Brothers an der Kinokasse.

Oswald Lane is welcomed by his hometown as a war hero and enjoys recounting his adventures to anyone who will listen. He accepts an invitation to stay in the home of his rather colorless brother, Andrew, and is soon not only making love to Martha, the Belgian maid, but is also finding Andrew's wife, Hester, receptive to his flirting. After stealing money entrusted to Andrew by his church, Oswald is on his way out of town when he passes a school fire, rescues several children, and is himself seriously burned. Andrew offers his own skin for grafting, and Oswald directs Hester to return the money.

Sydney Fairchild, the daughter of a woman who was once loved by three bachelors, surprises the men with a visit. Findley, Trumbull, and Gaunt honor their former sweetheart's last request by becoming Sydney's guardians.

When a wealthy art dealer is murdered, the private investigator hired for the case discovers a web of blackmail, corruption and stolen bonds.

An American joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend.

On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder—a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.

Yen Sin, a humble Chinese, is washed ashore after a storm and finds himself an outsider in the deeply Christian fishing community of Urkey. Yen Sin elects to stay, despite his status as a despised 'heathen', only to reveal hypocrisy amid the self-righteous township.