The Climax is a horror film produced by Universal Pictures, first released in the United States in 1944. The credits state this is based on the 1909 play of the same name by Edward Locke, although the plot has little connection to Locke's play. Originally intended to be a sequel to Universal's remake of the Phantom of the Opera (1943), it featured new characters and a new plot.
Plot[]
The physician at the Vienna Royal Theatre, Dr. Friedrich Hohner (Karloff) murders his fiancée, a prima donna, out of obsession and jealousy. Ten years later, he hears another young singer named Angela Klatt who reminds him of the late diva, and is determined to make her sing only for him, even if it means silencing her forever.