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SILENT WOMEN IN ACTION
Introduced by Film Forum Repertory Artistic Director Bruce Goldstein
♪ Live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner ♪
A celebration of the great female action stars of early silent serials, including Pearl White (The Perils of Pauline, 1914), Ruth Roland (The Timber Queen, 1922), Helen Holmes and Helen Gibson (both stars of The Hazards of Helen, 1914-1917).
THE PERILS OF PAULINE
Episode 1: Trial by Fire
Starring Pearl White, Crane Wilbur
Courtesy FPA Classics.
THE HAZARDS OF HELEN
Episode 13: The Escape of the Fast Freight
Starring Helen Holmes
Approx. 12 min. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
THE TIMBER QUEEN
Episode 1: The Log Jam
U.S., 1922
Directed by Fred Jackman
Starring Ruth Roland
Approx. 35 min. 35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
THE HAZARDS OF HELEN
Episode 108: The Trial Run
Starring Helen Gibson
Approx 12 min. 35mm preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.