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The Perils of Pauline (1947)
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This largely fabricated musical biopic of silent serial star Pearl White, The Perils Of Pauline (1947), gives us a nostalgic, often hilarious look at silent filmmaking.
Betty Hutton is Pearl White, who goes from nobody to superstar to retiree in a decade (actually 97 minutes).William Demarest is perfect as the megaphone-toting director. And Paul Panzer recreates the villain he played in this film's inspiration, the 1914 serial The Perils of Pauline.
Director George Marshall (Destry Rides Again, Ghost Breakers) coaxed a number of silent s | | |
