The Villain Still Pursued Her

The Villain Still Pursued Her

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1940-10-11

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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Storyline

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.

Released

1940-10-11

Runtime

66

Director

Edward F. Cline

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Comedy

Romance

Language

English

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

Franklin-Blank Productions

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    Hugh Herbert

    Hugh Herbert
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    Anita Louise

    Anita Louise
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    Alan Mowbray

    Alan Mowbray
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    Buster Keaton

    Buster Keaton
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    Joyce Compton

    Joyce Compton
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    Richard Cromwell

    Richard Cromwell
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    Billy Gilbert

    Billy Gilbert
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    Margaret Hamilton

    Margaret Hamilton
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    Diane Fisher

    Diane Fisher
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    Charles Judels

    Charles Judels
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    Jack Norton

    Jack Norton
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    Vernon Dent

    Vernon Dent
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    Eddie Acuff

    Eddie Acuff
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    Ernie Alexander

    Ernie Alexander
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    Bobby Barber

    Bobby Barber
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    Eddie Dunn

    Eddie Dunn
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    Edward Gargan

    Edward Gargan
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    Arthur Housman

    Arthur Housman
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    Lew Kelly

    Lew Kelly
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    Robert McKenzie

    Robert McKenzie
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    Carlotta Monti

    Carlotta Monti
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    Charles Murphy

    Charles Murphy
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    Victor Potel

    Victor Potel
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    Walter Tetley

    Walter Tetley
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    Franklin Pangborn

    Franklin Pangborn