The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial)
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The Perils of Pauline is a 1933 American Pre-Code film serial, and sound film remake, of the Pathé original. The 12-chapter "cliffhanger" was produced by Universal Studios. Evalyn Knapp, herself a graduate of Pathé silent short subjects, starred as the heroine, Pauline Hargraves. Historic newsreel footage of the 1930 flight of the Dornier Do X seaplane is featured in chapter eight.[2]
The Perils of Pauline | |
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Directed by | Ray Taylor[1] |
Written by | Basil Dickey Jack Foley Ella O'Neill George H. Plympton Charles W. Goddard (original story)[1] |
Produced by | Henry MacRae |
Starring | Evalyn Knapp Craig Reynolds James Durkin John Davidson[1] |
Cinematography | Richard Fryer |
Edited by | Saul A. Goodkind |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 12 chapters (231 minutes) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Each episode in the serial is approximately 20 minutes long. The first one to two minutes of each episode are taken up with a title sequence and an intertitle describing the action from the previous serial. This is followed by about three minutes of the previous serial's closing moments.