"Perils of Pauline", 1914 -- cliff-hanger or not?

[Joel S. Berson]

Well, perhaps Shales is a source for the truth.

Thanks,
Joel

At 2/8/2014 04:22 PM, Jocelyn Limpert wrote:
>comment as an aside to this from Tom Shales, former Washington Post TV
>critic and NPR movie critic:
>
>There was a talkie with Betty Hutton in the late 40s I think that was
>supposedly the life story of whoever made "The
>Perils of Pauline" back in the silent era. Forgive me if this has nothing
>to do with what you are discussing. !
>
>
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>On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > Where might I find information (some movie email list?) documenting
> > whether the 1914 "Perils of Pauline" film serial was or was not a
> > "cliff-hanger" -- that is, ended episodes with Pauline in peril, or
> > resolved the peril before the end of the episode?
> >
> > Wikipedia's "Perils of Pauline (1914 serial)" article says it was not
> > a cliff-hanger (no reference given).  But its "Cliff-hanger" article
> > says yes, specifically for an episode filmed around the Palisades
> > where Pauline was literally left dangling (one source cited, which I
> > am following up).
> >
> > Jon wrote on Jan 21 "Word to wise: just because Pearl White dangled
> > from a cliff around 1915 doesn't mean the phrase was coined at that
> > time," so perhaps he knows the answer.  (The original episodes may no
> > longer be extant.)
> >
> > Joel
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