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Exporting Perilous Pauline: Pearl White and the Serial Film Craze
By Marina Dahlquist
- ISBN
- 9780252037689 9780252079214 9780252094941
- Publisher
- Univ. of Illinois
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Starred Review on July 1, 2013 | Arts and Humanities
When the general public thinks of silent films, two indelible images usually come to mind: the Keystone Kops roaring by in a rickety Model T and a serial queen (the star of several short films) tied to railroad tracks while a villain twirls his mustache and leers at her. Of all of the serials queens, Pearl White reigned supreme. White was as popular worldwide as Ch...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
