Les exploits d'Elaine

Titre original : The Perils of Pauline

1914
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3h 19min

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Pearl White in Les exploits d'Elaine (1914)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre languePauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.Pauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.Pauline, a young maiden, must protect herself from the treacherous "guardian" of her inheritance, who repeatedly plots to murder her and take the money for himself.

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Récompenses
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
There never was a scene in this serial with Pauline tied to railroad tracks, either in the footage that survives or in that which does not. Very detailed plot summaries of all 20 original episodes show nothing remotely similar to that occurred in any of the episodes. The scene resembling that in Les exploits de Pearl White (1947) is actually a recreation of a scene in a Keystone comedy called Teddy at the Throttle (1917). Similar scenes also occurred in an earlier Keystone comedy called Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913), the serial A Lass of the Lumberlands (1916) and in an episode of the "Hazards of Helen" series, The Broken Circuit (1915).

Gaffes
The present distributors of the DVD (Grapevine Video) have created new title credits for each episode, in which they state it was produced by the Eclectic Film Company. Actually, it was produced by the American branch of Pathe Freres, and was distributed (not produced) by Eclectic who handled the USA distribution of Pathe product at that time.

Versions alternatives
The original 20 chapter 1914 US theatrical version was edited down and rearranged into a 9 chapter version and released in Europe in 1916.

Connexions
Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)

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7/10

Iconic, trend-setting serial ...

...starring Pearl White as the title damsel in distress. Pauline inherits a fortune when her kindly guardian dies, but as she's not quite old enough to take charge of it, it is left in the stewardship of Koerner (Paul Panzer), her guardian's personal secretary. Koerner desperately wants the money all to himself, so he begins formulating more and more elaborate plans to have Pauline killed so that he can have it all. Pauline's fiance Harry (Crane Wilbur) keeps a close watch over Pauline, often rescuing her in the nick of time.

This was the 9-chapter version, as the original 20-chapter version is believed lost. Nine chapters were enough, though, as the scenarios included cowboys & Indians (chapter 2), pirate treasure (chapter 3), auto racing (chapter 4), gypsies pretending to be firemen (chapter 5), airplanes (chapter 6), spies and a submarine (chapter 7), more gypsies, this time with snakes (chapter 8), and more boats (chapter 9). Needless to say, this is fairly ludicrous, but it's fun in a cartoonish way. The quality of the print I watched was hit-or-miss, but it is over 100 years old. This is one of the 101 Action Movies to See Before You Die. It was quickly followed by The Hazards of Helen, also starring White.