Fearless and Peerless:

Fashions in Serial Queen Melodramas

by Denise N. Green

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER VIEWING

Suggestions for Further Viewing

Pearl White’s balloon stunt scene in The Perils of Pauline (1914).

The Hazards of Helen (1916), starring Helen Holmes.

Deathtrap scene from Ruth of the Rockies (1920).

The Serial Squadron’s reconstructed Episodes 1-6 of The Mysteries of Myra (1915).

Clip of The Forbidden Room (1916), Episode 6 of Beatrice Fairfax, posted by Ithaca Made Movies.

Existing chapters and slideshow of Patria (1917) compiled by The Serial Squadron.

Vintage fashion show (1917) posted by Glamour Daze.

A Race to New York (1912), Episode 11 of What Happened to Mary, posted by Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum.

The Adventures of Kathlyn (1914), posted by the Eye Filmmuseum.

The Finger Lakes Film Trail program series Making Noise About Silent Film: Conversations About Cinema, Culture, and Social Change is made possible by an Action Grant from Humanities New York, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Humanities New York has been a valued financial supporter of the Finger Lakes Film Trail since its inception in 2018.