Pauline’s (Pearl White)
guardian Koerner suggests to her that she should ask a famous aviator if she
can go with him on one of his record breaking flights. Koerner suggests this to
Pauline because he is still trying to have her killed so he can take her money.
Pauline’s fiancé Harry is not happy with Koerner for his suggestion. All Harry
wants to do is marry Pauline but she is constantly going off on some adventures
and getting herself in trouble.
At the airport Koerner overhears the aviator tell a
technician. The aviator is not too crazy about Pauline coming around but once
he sees her he agrees. Koerner pushes his luck with asking the aviator if Harry
can come along but the aviator says he can only take Pauline with him. Koerner
goes to his partner Hicks with the news about the wires in the plane. Hicks has
someone deal with the wires.
In the meantime Harry still does not want Pauline going
on the trip. He does everything he can to stall her. He messes with one of the
cars causing it to break down on the way to the airport. Fortunately for
Pauline and unfortunately for Harry another car comes by and she has the driver
take her to the airport.
Pauline is late for takeoff and the aviator leaves
without her. Harry shows up believing she is on the plane. Soon the plane turns
around and crashes. Harry is shocked and terrified because he believes Pauline
to be on the plane. Before he becomes too upset Harry runs into Pauline. The
couple leaves the airport and heads home.
Pauline was once again not really in any peril. Harry is
once again a hero making Pauline late for her flight. I thought it was so cool
seeing scenes of Fort Lee where Shattered
Plane and all the Perils of Pauline
films were made. At the time these films were made Fort Lee and the surrounding
towns were all wilderness and dirt roads. Today Fort Lee is home to the George
Washington Bridge and “Bridgegate” and insane
amounts of traffic. It is hard to believe that the town and the towns around it
were once small backwoods places the film industry would come over and use for
exteriors.
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