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- The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petrie breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured.
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It was written by Professor Petrie, a former boarder who was supposedly killed during a fire at the press that was to print his music. Petrie was splashed with Nitric Acid while trying to extinguish the blaze. According to a policeman, Petrie then ran away in agony and was drowned in the Thames. However, the body was never recovered.
The corrupt Lord Ambrose D'Arcy (Michael Gough) steals the life's work of the poor composer Professor L. Petrie. (Herbert Lom). In an attempt to stop the printing of music with D'Arcy's name on it, Petrie breaks into the printing office and accidentally starts a fire, leaving him severely disfigured.
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- Drama, Horror, Music
- Terence Fisher
- 1962-08-15
Portrayed by. Herbert Lom. Professor L. Petrie is the main character of The Phantom of the Opera (1962). Loosely based on Erik (The Phantom), this Phantom shares similarities with the Lon Chaney rendition as well as the Claude Rains rendition.
In a long flashback sequence, Petrie was a former college professor who wanted to become a composer. He wrote an opera titled 'Saint Joan' and introduced it to D'Arcy. But apparently D'Arcy claimed the opera piece as his own and tried to have Petrie arrested.
The Phantom : I am going to teach you to sing, Christine. I am going to give you a new voice! A voice so wonderful that theatres all over the world will be filled with your admirers. You will be the greatest star the opera has ever known. Greater than the greatest!
In this version, his name was "Professor Petrie". William Finley in the 1974 rock - musical version of The Phantom of the Opera, Brian De Palma 's Phantom of the Paradise. Robert Englund in the 1989 horror film version of The Phantom of the Opera. In this version, his full name was "Erik Destler".
Professor L. Petrie Title/Occupation Composer/musician (formerly) Phantom of the Opera Status Deceased Relationships Christine Charles (Student/brief friend) Harry Hunter (Brief friend) Ambrose D'Arcy (Arch-enemy) The Dwarf (Servant) Appeared in Phantom of the Opera (1962) Portrayed by Herbert Lom
