Comedy ·Music · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 36m

The Perils of Pauline

Director

Cast

Betty Hutton as Pearl White John Lund as Michael Farrington Billy De Wolfe as Mr. Timmy Timmons William Demarest as George 'Mac' McGuire Constance Collier as Julia Gibbs Frank Faylen as Mr. Joe Gurt

Crew

Ray Rennahan — Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt — Editor Robert Emmett Dolan — Original Music Composer P.J. Wolfson — Screenplay Frank Butler — Screenplay P.J. Wolfson — Story

Tagline

The Untold Story of the Life and Loves of the First Great Thrill Star of the Screen!

Synopsis

Funloving Pearl White, working in a garment sweatshop, gets her big chance when she "opens" for a delayed Shakespeare play...with a comic vaudeville performance. Her brief stage career leads her into those "horrible" moving pictures, where she comes to love the chaotic world of silent movies, becoming queen of the serials. But the consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

silent film star

Key Collaborators

George Marshall Director Ray Rennahan Director of Photography Arthur P. Schmidt Editor Robert Emmett Dolan Original Music Composer P.J. Wolfson Screenplay Frank Butler Screenplay P.J. Wolfson Story Sol C. Siegel Producer Waldo Angelo Costume Design Edith Head Costume Design

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