The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

66 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 11, 1940

Victorian melodrama gets a big send-up in this spoof production of the old play "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved." The play within the movie is the old one where evil villain Cribbs schemes to get his lusty clutches on the heroine by driving her naive husband to alcoholic ruin. Luckily, a temperance lecturer is on hand to set things straight, as is the great Buster Keaton as the drunkard's friend.

The Villain Still Pursued Her

66 mins | Comedy, Romance | Oct. 11, 1940

The Villain Still Pursued Her
Victorian melodrama gets a big send-up in this spoof production of the old play "The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved." The play within the movie is the old one where evil villain Cribbs schemes to get his lusty clutches on the heroine by driving her naive husband to alcoholic ruin. Luckily, a temperance lecturer is on hand to set things straight, as is the great Buster Keaton as the drunkard's friend.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers RKO Radio Pictures, Franklin-Blank Productions
Original title The Villain Still Pursued Her
Directors Edward Montagne, Edward F. Cline
Writers Ethel La Blanche, Elbert Franklin

Cast

Hugh Herbert

as Frederick Healy

Anita Louise

as Mary Wilson

Alan Mowbray

as Silas Cribbs

Buster Keaton

as William Dalton

Joyce Compton

as Hazel Dalton

Richard Cromwell

as Edward Middleton

Billy Gilbert

as Master of Ceremonies

Margaret Hamilton

as Mrs. Wilson

Diane Fisher

as Julia Middleton

Charles Judels

as Pie Vendor

Jack Norton

as Drunk

Vernon Dent

as Jim, a policeman

Eddie Acuff

as Joe (uncredited)

Ernie Alexander

as Drunk (uncredited)

Bobby Barber

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Eddie Dunn

as Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)

Edward Gargan

as Bartender (uncredited)

Arthur Housman

as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)

Lew Kelly

as Townsman Sam (uncredited)

Robert McKenzie

as Town Constable (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti

as Streetwalker (uncredited)

Charles Murphy

as Lamplighter (uncredited)

Victor Potel

as Policeman (uncredited)

Walter Tetley

as Telegram Boy (uncredited)

Franklin Pangborn

as Bartender (uncredited)