The Perils of Pauline

The Perils of Pauline was the most successful example of its genre—the short-episode serial that emphasized suspense, danger, and the cliff-hanger ending that aimed at bringing the audience back for the next sequel. The Perils of Pauline made White an international movie star whose fame…

…with Pearl White, such as The Perils of Pauline. Old serials were revived from the 1960s onward as period pieces of popular art, with their improbable plots, exaggerated acting, and old-fashioned decor appealing to modern, sophisticated audiences. The French director Georges Franju made a modern pastiche Judex in 1963. In…

…States the first episodes of The Perils of Pauline, one of the earliest and best remembered screen serials. The company also began publishing the screen magazine Pathé Pictorial.