The Perils of Pauline 1947
“The Untold Story of the Life and Loves of the First Great Thrill Star of the Screen!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Director
- George Marshall
- Network
- Paramount Pictures
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel
What is The Perils of Pauline?
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Write a factual, original 150-190 word overview of the film "The Perils of Pauline" (1947).
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1947
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 96 minutes
- Release date
- Jul 4, 1947
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.7/10 from 11 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~96 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Paramount Pictures
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Title: The Perils of Pauline
Year: 1947
Release Date (US): 07/04/1947
Genre: Comedy and Music
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rating: NR
Plot:
Pearl White works in a garment sweatshop.
She gets a chance by "opening" for a delayed Shakespeare play with a comic vaudeville performance.
Her stage career leads her to "horrible" moving pictures.
She loves the chaotic world of silent movies and becomes queen of the serials.
The consequences of movie stardom may be more than her leading man can take.
Tagline: The Untold Story of the Life and Loves of the First Great Thrill Star of the Screen!
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Should you watch it?
“A garment sweatshop worker rises to become the legendary queen of silent movie serials.”
- Features the Technicolor musical comedy style of Paramount Pictures
- Tells the untold story of the first great thrill star of the screen
- Showcases the chaotic world of silent movie serials
- The consequences of movie stardom may strain her relationship with her leading man
Watch it if you are interested in the life and loves of silent era serial queens.
This 1947 musical comedy explores the transition from vaudeville to the chaotic world of moving pictures.
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The film is a Technicolor musical comedy that tells the untold story of the first great thrill star of the screen.
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The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 36 minutes.
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The film was nominated for an Academy Award.
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