The Perils of Pauline (1947)
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
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Pearl White -
Michael Farrington -
Mr. Timmy Timmons -
George 'Mac' McGuire -
Julia Gibbs -
Mr. Joe Gurt -
Western Saloon Set Hero -
Comic Chef -
Drawing Room Gent -
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Comic Chef -
Marcelled Leading Man -
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Western Saloon Set Heavy -
Western Saloon Set Bartender
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Director:
George MarshallWriters:
P.J. Wolfson (screenplay), Frank Butler (screenplay), P.J. Wolfson (based on a story by)All Cast & Crew
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Trivia
The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
Quotes
George 'Mac' McGuire:
How do you like that? Everything happens to me! War! They couldn't hold off until after the wedding? No. They gotta do it now and gum up everything.
Pearl White:
War... but it's horrible.
George 'Mac' McGuire:
You said it. Now we gotta re-write the last six episodes!
Goofs
In real life, Pearl began making films for Powers Pictures, then went to Pathé, where she made most of her serials, and to Crystal, where she made a long succession of comedy shorts; in the film, she works for Artcraft, which did not even exist when Pearl began in 1910.
Crazy Credits
[Prologue during a silent recreation of a Pauline Peril]
WILL PAULINE AGAIN ESCAPE CERTAIN DEATH?
See Next Episode of "The Perils of Pauline" Friday at this Theatre
Although this was thirty years ago, we assure you that Pauline DID escape. Week after week, our heroine, portrayed by Pearl White, defied death and foiled the dastardly villains who always pursued her. She HAD to -- on account of the next episode. But let's start at the beginning. . . . . .
Soundtracks
Rumble, Rumble, Rumble(1947) (uncredited)
Written by Frank Loesser
Sung by Betty Hutton in a theater
Storyline
Plot Summary
Genres
Biography | Comedy | MusicalDetails
Release Date:
4 July 1947Language
English
Country of Origin
USAFilming Locations
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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