The Perils of Pauline

 The Perils of Pauline

Paramount, 1947, Color, 96 minutes, ***

Released July, 1947



Betty Hutton plays Pearl White, the actress who was the star of the real "Perils of Pauline" silent movie serial. As with most biopics, this one is more fiction than fact, but it is a fun movie! Betty Hutton and Constance Collier are as fun as ever. All the old actors from the vaudeville and the silent film era add to the charm, and the behind-the-scenes look at film-making during the silent era is fascinating. Most of all, Betty Hutton is cute and funny, as always!



Produced by: Sol C. Siegel

Directed by: George Marshall

Screen Play by: P. J. Wolfson and Frank Butler

Based on a Story by P. J. Wolfson

With a salute to Charles W. Goddard who wrote the original serial "The Perils of Pauline"

Technical Advisor: Louis Gasnier

Music Score: Robert Emmett Dolan

Vocal Arrangements: Joseph J. Lilley

Music Associate: Troy Sanders

Song: "Poor Pauline" by Charles McCarron and Raymond Walker

Songs by: Frank Loesser

Dances Staged by: Billy Daniels

Chorus Number: Waldo Angelo

Art Direction: Hans Dreier and Roland Anderson

Set Decorations: Sam Comer and Ray Moyer

Gowns: Edith Head

Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore

Sound Recording: Gene Merritt and Walter Oberst

Director of Photography: Ray Rennahan

Special Photographic Effects: Gordon Jennings

Process Photography: Farciot Edouart

Filmed in Technicolor

Technicolor Color Director: Natalie Kalmus

Associate: Robert Brower

Film Editing: Arthur Schmidt



Awards: Nominated for Best Song Academy Award ("I Wish I Didn't Love You So")



Cast: Betty Hutton [Pearl White], John Lund [Michael Farrington], Billy De Wolfe [Timmy Timmons], William Demarest [Chuck McManus], Constance Collier [Julia Gibbs], Frank Faylen [Joe Gurt], William Farnum [Hero in Western Saloon], Chester Conklin, James Finlayson, Hank Mann [Comic chefs], Paul Panzer [Gent in Interior Drawing Room], Snub Pollard [Propman in Western Saloon], Creighton Hale [Marcelled, Leading Man], Francis McDonald [Heavy in Western Saloon], Bert Roach [Bartender in Western Saloon], Heinie Conklin [Studio Cop], Additional Cast: Chester Clute [Willie Millick], Tom Dugan [Balloonist], Bess Flowers [Reporter], Frank Ferguson [Theatre Owner], Harry Hayden [Stage Manager]



Musical Program: [0:04] The Sewing Machine (sung and danced by Betty Hutton); [0:12] Rumble, Rumble, Rumble (sung by Betty Hutton); [0:33] I Wish I Didn't Love You So (sung by Betty Hutton); [1:02] The Angels Sing (sung by Chorus offscreen during balloon descent); [1:19] Poppa Don't Preach to Me (sung by Betty Hutton with Chorus)