The Perils of Pauline: Digitally Remastered by Betty Hutton

The Perils of Pauline ?Digitally RemasteredThis musical biopic tells the real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to stardom in silent serials. Betty Hutton stars as White, who is introduced as a frustrated factory worker and aspiring dramatic actress. She joins a touring theatrical troupe managed by handsome but pompous Mike (John Lund), but fame and fortune elude her because she's unable to suppress her natural liveliness. Desperate for work, White takes a job at a movie studio. With the help of bombastic director Mac (William Demarest), top-hatted villain portrayer Timmy (Billy De Wolfe) and authoritative dramatics coach Julia (Constance Collier), Pearl soon becomes world-famous as the star of such cliffhanging serials as "The Perils of Pauline?(hence the title of this film).The film rounds up several silent-movie veterans in cameo roles, including William Farnum, Chester Conklin, Jimmy Finlayson, Creighton Hale, Hank Mann -- and Paul Panzer, who played the sneering villain in the original 1914 "Perils of Pauline."This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.