The Perils of Pauline (1947)

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1h 36min
Drama, Romance
04 Jul 1947 (USA)
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The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.

Director:

George Marshall

Writers:

P.J. Wolfson, Frank Butler, P.J. Wolfson

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins.
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Still of Betty Hutton (I) in The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Still of Betty Hutton (I), Constance Collier and Max Willenz in The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Still of Harlan Briggs in The Perils of Pauline (1947)

Still of Betty Hutton (I) and Hank Mann (I) in The Perils of Pauline (1947)

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	Betty Hutton	...	Pearl White
	John Lund	...	Michael Farrington
	Billy De Wolfe	...	Mr. Timmy Timmons
	William Demarest	...	George 'Mac' McGuire
	Constance Collier	...	Julia Gibbs
	Frank Faylen	...	Mr. Joe Gurt
	William Farnum	...	Western Saloon Set Hero
	Chester Conklin	...	Comic Chef
	Paul Panzer	...	Drawing Room Gent
	'Snub' Pollard	...	Western Saloon Set Propman (as Snub Pollard)
	James Finlayson	...	Comic Chef
	Creighton Hale	...	Marcelled Leading Man
	Hank Mann	...	Comic Chef
	Francis McDonald	...	Western Saloon Set Heavy
	Bert Roach	...	Western Saloon Set Bartender
	Heinie Conklin	...	Studio Cop
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Jean Acker	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Ernie Adams	...	Western Saloon Set Cowboy (uncredited)
	Eric Alden	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Bea Allen	...	Farrington Player (uncredited)
	Florence Allen	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	George Anderson	...	Western Saloon Set Director (uncredited)
	Myrtle Anderson	...	Black Maid (uncredited)
	Gordon Arnold	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Sam Ash	...	Poster Man (uncredited)
	Max Asher	...	Comic (uncredited)
	Dorothy Barrett	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Phil Bloom	...	Crew Member (uncredited)
	Stanley Blystone	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Eugene Borden	...	French Doctor #1 (uncredited)
	Monte Brice	...	(uncredited)
	Harlan Briggs	...	Jake (uncredited)
	Anita Brown	...	Black Maid (uncredited)
	Frances Budd	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Nora Bush	...	Seamstress (uncredited)
	George M. Carleton	...	Businessman (uncredited)
	Kit Carson	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Gordon Carveth	...	Thug (uncredited)
	Spencer Chan	...	Caterer (uncredited)
	Louise Clark	...	Black Maid (uncredited)
	Ethel Clayton	...	Lady Montague in Show (uncredited)
	James Clemens	...	Poster Man (uncredited)
	Chester Clute	...	Willie Millick (uncredited)
	Bing Conley	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Helen Crozier	...	Black Maid (uncredited)
	Sidney D'Albrook	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Hal K. Dawson	...	Exhibitor (uncredited)
	Ray De Ravenne	...	Callboy (uncredited)
	John Deauville	...	Assistant Director / Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Lester Dorr	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Tom Dugan	...	Balloonist (uncredited)
	Jimmie Dundee	...	Camera-Car Driver (uncredited)
	Jay Eaton	...	Press Party Guest (uncredited)
	Franklyn Farnum	...	Friar John in Show (uncredited)
	Julia Faye	...	Nurse (uncredited)
	Charles Ferguson	...	Photographer (uncredited)
	Frank Ferguson	...	Movie Theatre Owner (uncredited)
	Eddie Fetherston	...	Jungle Set Cameraman (uncredited)
	Margaret Field	...	Juliet in Show (uncredited)
	Jac Fisher	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Reporter at Reception (uncredited)
	William Forrest	...	Bonds Barker (uncredited)
	Ben Frommer	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Buddy Gorman	...	Tomato-Thrower (uncredited)
	Kit Guard	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Chuck Hamilton	...	Policeman at Switchboard (uncredited)
	Harry Hayden	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Len Hendry	...	Assistant Director (uncredited)
	Al Hill	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Betty Hill	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Stuart Holmes	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Shep Houghton	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Jerry James	...	Poster Man / Assistant Cameraman (uncredited)
	Eddie Johnson	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Myra Jones	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Eddie Kane	...	Jungle Set Director (uncredited)
	Edward Keane	...	Bond Buyer (uncredited)
	Ethan Laidlaw	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
	Richard LaMarr	...	Western Saloon Set Cowboy (uncredited)
	Louise Lane	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Eddie Laughton	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Rex Lease	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Peggy Leon	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	King Lockwood	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	George Marshall Jr.	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Vera Martin	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Frank Mayo	...	Reporter at Reception (uncredited)
	William Meader	...	Assistant Director (uncredited)
	John 'Skins' Miller	...	Drawing Room Set Cameraman (uncredited)
	Bert Moorhouse	...	Kitchen Set Cameraman (uncredited)
	Frances Morris	...	McGuire's Secretary (uncredited)
	William Moss	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Ross Murray	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	John Mylong	...	French Doctor (uncredited)
	Noreen Nash	...	Country Girl (uncredited)
	Laura R. Parrish	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Foster H. Phinney	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Byron Poindexter	...	Soldier (uncredited)
	Albert Pollet	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
	Paul Power	...	Man at Reception (uncredited)
	Hal Rand	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Renee Randall	...	Country Girl (uncredited)
	Paula Ray	...	Reporter at Reception (uncredited)
	Stella Razeto	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Georges Renavent	...	French Doctor #2 (uncredited)
	John S. Roberts	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)
	Maxie Rosenbloom	...	Maxie (uncredited)
	Elmer Serrano	...	French Chauffeur (uncredited)
	Lucille Shamburger	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
	Jack Shea	...	Workman (uncredited)
	Hal Taggart	...	Man in Audience (uncredited)
	Arthur Tovey	...	Troupe Actor (uncredited)
	Peter Trado	...	Poster Man (uncredited)
	John Tyrrell	...	Assistant Director (uncredited)
	Ernö Verebes	...	Drawing Room Set Director (uncredited)
	Dorothy Vernon	...	Wardrobe Mistress (uncredited)
	Emmett Vogan	...	Exhibitor (uncredited)
	Ray Walker	...	Armastice Day Set Technician (uncredited)
	Bill Wallace	...	Cop at Switchboard (uncredited)
	Lillian West	...	Reporter (uncredited)
	Max Willenz	...	Johnny Millick (uncredited)
	Gloria Williams	...	Fainting Woman (uncredited)
	Emil Zarek	...	Song-and-Dance Man (uncredited)

Directed by

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George Marshall

Written by

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P.J. Wolfson	...	(screenplay) and
Frank Butler	...	(screenplay)

P.J. Wolfson	...	(based on a story by)

Produced by

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Sol C. Siegel

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producer

Music by

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Robert Emmett Dolan

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(music score)

Cinematography by

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Ray Rennahan

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director of photography

Editing by

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Arthur P. Schmidt

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(edited by) (as Arthur Schmidt)

Editorial Department

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Robert Brower	...	associate color director: Technicolor
Natalie Kalmus	...	color director: Technicolor

Art Direction by

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Roland Anderson
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ray Moyer

Costume Design by

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Waldo Angelo	...	(chorus number)
Edith Head	...	(gowns)

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore

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makeup supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Charles C. Coleman	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Herbert Coleman	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Gene Lauritzen

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construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Gene Merritt	...	sound recordist
Walter Oberst	...	sound recordist

Visual Effects by

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Farciot Edouart	...	process photography
Gordon Jennings	...	special photographic effects

Stunts

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Polly Burson

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stunt double: Betty Hutton (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Eugene Joseff

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costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Joseph J. Lilley	...	vocal arrangements
Troy Sanders	...	music associate
Charles Bradshaw	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
John Leipold	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)
George Parrish	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Andrea Setaro	...	composer: stock music (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Billy Daniel	...	scene staged by (as Billy Daniels)
Louis J. Gasnier	...	technical advisor (as Louis Gasnier)
J.J. Leonard	...	balloonist (uncredited)

Thanks

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Charles W. Goddard

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dedicatee: writer of original serial

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Production Companies

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Paramount Pictures

Distributors

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Paramount Pictures (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
Paramount British Pictures (1947) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Film AB Paramount (1948) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Paramount Films (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
Paramount Pictures (1949) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
Film Detective (2015) (United States) (DVD)
3GTG (2020) (World-wide)
Nickelodeon Network (1985) (United States) (tv)

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International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Fun loving 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. Written by Rod Crawford Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	movie-within-a-movie sweatshop garment-industry reference-to-william-shakespeare silent-movie See All (17) »
Taglines	The Untold Story of the Life and Loves of the First Great Thrill Star of the Screen! See more »
Genres	Drama Romance
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Canada:G (Ontario) Finland:S Japan:G Netherlands:14 (orginal rating) New Zealand:G Norway:16 Spain:A Sweden:15 United Kingdom:U United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Les exploits de Pearl White (France) Los peligros de Paulina (Spain) La storia di Pearl White (Italy) De beproevingen van Pauline (Belgium, Flemish title) På et hængende hår (Denmark) See more »
Runtime	96 min
Country	United States
Language	English
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations	Gopher Flats, Providencia Ranch, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The balloon in the balloon sequence was shipped from Goodyear in Akron, Ohio. It was handled by Navy balloonist J.J. Leonard, and was equipped with an automatic camera to avoid the weight of a cameraman. See more »
Goofs	After sustaining a back injury as a result of an accident while filming The Perils of Pauline (1914), Pearl White used a stunt-double, although this was never publicized until after he himself died from an accident during the making of Plunder (1923), at which time the truth came out. Pearl retired from films and moved to Paris, where she died in 1938 from a liver ailment, alcoholism and drugs. In the film, Pearl's accident occurs on the Paris stage after her film career was over, and one is led to believe that now, unable to walk, she lived happily ever after with her fictional husband. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Rosemary's Baby (1968). See more »
Soundtracks	Poor Pauline See more »
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. . . . . . See more »
Quotes	George 'Mac' McGuire: [They have just learned that the President is to declare war on Germany] 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! See more »

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