The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
19401h 6mNRComedyRomance
Victorian melodrama is sent up in this spoof of the old production "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved." Dastardly villain Silas Cribbs schemes to get his lusty clutches on the virtuous heroine by driving her naïve husband to alcoholic ruin. Luckily, a temperance lecturer is on hand to set things straight, as is Buster Keaton as William Dalton, the drunkard's friend.
Cast
Hugh HerbertFrederick Healy
Anita LouiseMary Wilson
Alan MowbraySilas Cribbs
Buster KeatonWilliam Dalton
Joyce ComptonHazel Dalton
Richard CromwellEdward Middleton
Billy GilbertMaster of Ceremonies
Margaret HamiltonMrs. Wilson- DDiane FisherJulia Middleton
Charles JudelsPie Vendor
Jack NortonDrunk
Vernon DentJim, a policeman
Eddie AcuffJoe (uncredited)- EErnie AlexanderDrunk (uncredited)
Bobby BarberWedding Guest (uncredited)
Eddie DunnStevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
Edward GarganBartender (uncredited)
Arthur HousmanMr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Crew
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Writers
- Elbert Franklin
- Producers
- Harold B. Franklin
- Cinematography
- Lucien Ballard
- Editing
- Arthur Hilton
Details
- Released
- October 11, 1940
- Language
- English
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures, Franklin-Blank Productions
- IMDb
- tt0033224
