Perils of Pauline-12 Episodes (1933) Review

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(More customer reviews)VCI Entertainment and Universal Pictures present..."Perils of Pauline" (1934) (Dolby digitally remastered), a 12 Chapter cliffhanger from an enjoyable early sound Universal serial era featuring an outstanding cast with Ray Taylor and Henry MacRae at the helm....will our famous scientist (James Durkin) and his beautiful daughter Pauline (Evalyn Knapp) find an ivory disc in a temple in Indochina...does this hidden artifact have the formula for a deadly gas engraved on it...will the evil doctor (John Davidson) and his gang of henchman succeed in lifting this from our heroine Pauline and her new found friend Robert Allen...could this Universal Serial be the start of something big that will keep growing decades hereafter...and is it very nice to keep us guessing during and after every episode...don't leave the theater until the final chapter is over and done with "Confu's Sacred Secret"....just remember double thrills, chills, mystery and suspense...hitting the bull's eye with excitement...don't miss a single spine thrilling episode..return next week to this local theater for another episode of action and adventure that will keep you thrilled until the next chapter
Under director Ray Taylor, associate producer Henry MacRae, original screenplay by Ella O'Neill, Basil Dickey, George Plympton and Jack Foley, original story by Charles W. Goddard, musical score by Heinz Roemheld, Sam Perry, Andor Pinter, Guy Bevier, David Broekman...the cast includes Evalyn Knapp (Pauline Hargrave), Robert Allen (Robert Ward), James Durlin (Professor Hargrave), John Davidson (Dr. Bashan), Sonny Ray (Willie Dodge), Frank Lackteen (Fang), Pat O'Malley (Tim Sullivan, Aviator), William Desmond (Professor Thompson), Josef Swickard (Higgins, Foreign Consul), William Worthington (American Consul), Jimmie Wong (Foo Chow, Bashan's Henchman), Tom London (Soldier at American Consulate), Monte Montague (Police Guard), Charles Stevens (Bashan's Henchman), Adolph Millar (Captain Drake), George DeNormand (Bashan's New York Henchman), Beulah Hutton (Bashan's Woman Accomplice in Singapore), Dick Rush (Policeman at Fire Scene), Merrill McCormick (Bashan's Indian Guide-Henchman).....special footnote, some veteran actors of the '30s, '40s and '50s grace this feature with William Desmond, Tom London, Monte Montague and Charles Stevens (played various roles of an Indian, Mexican and Asian villains with blackhearted style we all come to love) all made their mark in the B-Westerns and Serial Department....meanwhile back to our Universal Serial which is always good till the last drop and this serial is no exception...there is a great deal of entertainment here for the cliffhanger fans out there...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features.
CHAPTER TITLES:
1. Guns of Doom
2. The Typhoon of Terror
3. The Leopard Leaps.
4. Trapped by the Enemy
5. The Flaming Tomb
6. Pursued by Savages
7. Tracked by the Enemy
8. Dangerous Depths.
9. Mummy Walks
10.The Night Attack
11.Into the Falmes
12.Confu's Sacred Secret
If you're into vintage serials as I am, why not pick up a copy of the following titles from VCI Home Video:
VCI CLIFFHANGER TRAILERS:
1. Adventures of Red Ryder (Don "Red" Barry)
2. Adventures of the Flying Cadets (Bobby Jordan)
3. Buck Rogers (Buster Crabbe)
4. Captain Midnight (Dave O'Brien)
5. Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (Judd Holdren & I. Stanford Jolley)
6. Dick Tracy's G-Men (Ralph Byrd)
7. Don Winslow of the Navy (Don Terry)
8. Don Winslow of the Coast Guard (Don Terry)
9. Drums of Fu Manchu (Henry Brandon)
10.Fighting Kit Carson (Johnny Mack Brown)
11.Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (Buster Crabbe)
12.The Green Archer (Victory Jory)
13.Jungle Girl (Frances Gifford)
14.Jungle Jim (Grant Withers & Raymond Hatton)
15.Lost City of the Jungle (Russell Hayden & Keye Luke)
16.Mandrake the Magician (Warren Hull & Dick Curtis)
17.Miracle Rider (Tom Mix & Tony Jr)
18.The Painted Stallion (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
19.The Phantom (Tom Tyler)
20.The Return of Chandu (Bela Lugosi)
21.Riders of Death Valley (Dick Foran, Leo Carrillo & Buck Jones)
22.Secret Agent X-9 (1937) (Scott Kolk & Henry Brandon)
23.Secret Agent X-9 (1945) (Lloyd Bridges & Keye Luke)
24.Sky Raiders (Donald Woods & Billy Halop)
25.Undersea Kingdom (Ray "Crash" Corrigan)
26.Winners of the West (Dick Foran, Harry Woods, Roy Barcroft & Charles Stevens)
27.Zane Greys "King of the Royal Mounted" (Allan "Rocky" Lane)
28.Zorro's Cliffhanger Collection (Reed Hadley, John Carroll & Linda Stirling)
Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing "Perils of Pauline" (1934), the digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '30s, '40s & '50s...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on VHS, stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with deadly adventure from the "King of Serials" VCI...just the way we like 'em
Total Time: 240 mins on 2 VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 1735 ~ (11/28/2000)

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