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Actors: Betty Hutton, John Lund, Billy De Wolfe, William Demarest
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Perils of Pauline |
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Pearl White (Hutton) wants to be an actress. She gets her big break when the curtain fails to go up on time for a play. Her impromptu comic performance leads her into the life she has long dreamed about. She eventually is asked to work in moving pictures. Pearl becomes a screen queen in the melodramatic silent serials.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Perils of Pauline |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- actor
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Los Angeles
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Check here if B&W
Yes
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