The Perils of Pauline

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film serial melodrama

The Perils of Pauline is a 1914 American silent film serial famous for its cliffhanger-driven damsel-in-distress adventures that helped define early cinematic melodrama.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
The Perils of Pauline canonical	5
The Perils of Pauline (1947 film)	3
Perils of Pauline	1
The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial)	1
The Perils of Pauline (1967 film)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7439710 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Perils of Pauline
Context triple: [Louis J. Gasnier, notableWork, The Perils of Pauline]

A. The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express is a 1930s American mystery film centered on a series of strange train accidents and the investigation that uncovers the truth behind a supposedly haunted locomotive.
B. The Phantom
The Phantom is the main terrorist antagonist in the 2008 Adam Sandler comedy film "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan."
C. T-Men
T-Men is a 1947 film noir crime drama directed by Anthony Mann, renowned for its gritty semi-documentary style and stark, expressionistic cinematography.
D. Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir crime drama, based on Cornell Woolrich’s novel, about a man trying to clear his name of murder with the help of his loyal secretary.
E. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Perils of Pauline
Target entity description: The Perils of Pauline is a 1914 American silent film serial famous for its cliffhanger-driven damsel-in-distress adventures that helped define early cinematic melodrama.

A. The Phantom Express
The Phantom Express is a 1930s American mystery film centered on a series of strange train accidents and the investigation that uncovers the truth behind a supposedly haunted locomotive.
B. The Phantom
The Phantom is the main terrorist antagonist in the 2008 Adam Sandler comedy film "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan."
C. T-Men
T-Men is a 1947 film noir crime drama directed by Anthony Mann, renowned for its gritty semi-documentary style and stark, expressionistic cinematography.
D. Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady is a 1944 American film noir crime drama, based on Cornell Woolrich’s novel, about a man trying to clear his name of murder with the help of his loyal secretary.
E. The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse is a 1938 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson as a psychiatrist who becomes involved with a gang of jewel thieves to study criminal behavior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film serial ⓘ melodrama ⓘ
basedOn	story by Charles W. Goddard ⓘ
character	Pauline Marvin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
director	Donald MacKenzie ⓘ Louis J. Gasnier ⓘ
distributedIn	Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ
distributor	Pathé Exchange ⓘ
era	silent film era ⓘ
filmColorType	black-and-white ⓘ
filmingTechnique	stunt-heavy action sequences ⓘ
followsNarrativeDevice	cliffhanger ending ⓘ
format	film serial ⓘ
genre	adventure ⓘ melodrama ⓘ
hasCulturalImpact	title became a byword for continuous danger and narrow escapes ⓘ
hasLegacyStatus	considered a landmark of early serial filmmaking ⓘ
hasSequelOrRemake	The Perils of Pauline (1933 serial) ⓘ linked to: The Perils of Pauline The Perils of Pauline (1947 film) ⓘ linked to: The Perils of Pauline
influenced	later adventure serials ⓘ the use of cliffhangers in popular culture ⓘ
notableFor	damsel-in-distress scenarios ⓘ popularizing cliffhangers in cinema ⓘ
numberOfEpisodes	20 ⓘ
originalLanguage	Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ
partOf	early American film serial tradition ⓘ
portrayedBy	Pearl White ⓘ
portrays	a wealthy young heiress seeking adventure ⓘ recurring attempts on the heroine’s life ⓘ
producer	Adolph Zukor ⓘ Louis J. Gasnier ⓘ
productionCompany	Eclectic Film Company ⓘ Pathé Frères ⓘ linked to: Pathé
publicationDate	1914 ⓘ
releaseFormat	theatrical serial ⓘ
screenwriter	Charles W. Goddard ⓘ
setting	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
sound	silent ⓘ
starred	Crane Wilbur ⓘ Paul Panzer ⓘ Pearl White ⓘ
yearOfFilmDebutForActor	Pearl White ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis J. Gasnier → notableWork → The Perils of Pauline ⓘ

Louis J. Gasnier → directed → The Perils of Pauline ⓘ

Billy De Wolfe → notableWork → The Perils of Pauline (1947 film) ⓘ