A broad satire of silent-film production , the film is a musical-comedy vehicle for Hutton . The original songs by Frank Loesser include the standard " I Wish I Did n't Love You So " , which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song . Paul Panzer , who played the villain in the 1914 film '' The Perils of Pauline '' , has a very small part in this film , as do silent-comedy veterans Chester Conklin , Hank Mann , Snub Pollard , and James Finlayson
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The Perils of Pauline (1947 film)