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The Villain Still Pursued Her
The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Good to the Last Drop...of the Villain...the Girl...or Maybe the Scenery!

Genres

ComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

66 mins

Rating

5.1/10

Release Date

11 October 1940

Country

United States of America

Cast

Hugh Herbert

Hugh Herbert

Frederick Healy

Anita Louise

Anita Louise

Mary Wilson

Alan Mowbray

Alan Mowbray

Silas Cribbs

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

William Dalton

Joyce Compton

Joyce Compton

Hazel Dalton

Richard Cromwell

Richard Cromwell

Edward Middleton

Billy Gilbert

Billy Gilbert

Master of Ceremonies

Margaret Hamilton

Margaret Hamilton

Mrs. Wilson

Diane Fisher

Diane Fisher

Julia Middleton

Charles Judels

Charles Judels

Pie Vendor

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

Drunk

Vernon Dent

Vernon Dent

Jim, a policeman

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Joe (uncredited)

Ernie Alexander

Ernie Alexander

Drunk (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

Bobby Barber

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

Eddie Dunn

Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

Edward Gargan

Bartender (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

Arthur Housman

Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

Lew Kelly

Townsman Sam (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

Robert McKenzie

Town Constable (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta Monti

Streetwalker (uncredited)

Charles Murphy

Charles Murphy

Lamplighter (uncredited)

Victor Potel

Victor Potel

Policeman (uncredited)

Walter Tetley

Walter Tetley

Telegram Boy (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

Bartender (uncredited)

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