The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film. She is usually a beautiful young woman placed in a dire predicament by a villain or a monster and who requires a hero to dash to her rescue. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damsel_in_distress
A Damsel in Distress (RKO) is a 1937 English-themed Hollywood musical comedy film starring Fred Astaire, Joan Fontaine, George Burns, and Gracie Allen. ... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Damsel_in_Distress_(film)
A Damsel in Distress is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on October 4, 1919 by George H. Doran, New York, and in the U.K. by Herbert Jenkins, London, on 17 October 1919. It had previously been serialised in The Saturday Evening Post, between May and June that year. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Damsel_in_Distress_(novel)
A young woman perceived as being in a dangerous situation en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damsel_in_distress
the young, beautiful, virginal woman who must be rescued from some cruel fate by the Hero, a la Penelope Pitstop[?]. encyclopedia.kids.net.au/page/st/Stock_character
a young usually woman in dire straits= well a timely ( it is getting near the l7-l8 or July) Anastasia Romanov on the night of the St. Petersburg Massacre! Lois Lane ( fictional) in various tight...
A melodrama 'Damsel in distress' is usually a beautiful young lady who is under the power of a villain. in most cases the villain blackmails the damsel and an un-expected hero comes forth to help...