The Hazards of Helen

Japanese: 《The Hazards of Helen》(英語表記)TheHazardsofHelen
The Hazards of Helen

...Pearl White, who played the heroine in "The Fist" followed by "The Iron Claw" (1916), "The Ring" (1917), "The House of Curse" (1918), and "Dark Secrets" (1919), was called the "Serial Queen" and gained popularity. The longest serial is the railroad drama "The Hazards of Helen" produced by Karem Company, which started with Helen Holmes in the lead role, and consisted of 119 episodes, running from November 1914 to February 1917. Serials, which were born in France and raised in America, quickly gained worldwide popularity. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "The Hazards of Helen" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…なかでも《拳骨》につづいて《鉄の爪》(1916),《運命の指環》(1917),《家の呪》(1918),《闇黒の秘密》(1919)などでヒロインを演じたパール・ホワイトは,〈連続活劇の女王Serial Queen〉と呼ばれて人気を博した。また,もっとも長い連続活劇は,ヘレン・ホルムスが主役でスタートしたカレム社の鉄道活劇《ヘレンの危難The Hazards of Helen》で,119のエピソードからなり,14年11月から17年2月まで上映された。 フランスで生まれ,アメリカで育った連続活劇は,たちまち世界の人気を集めた。…

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