The Villain Still Pursued Her
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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The Villain Still Pursued Her
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 11, 1940
Runtime
1h 6m
Genres
Comedy, Romance
User Score
51%
Original Title
The Villain Still Pursued Her
Production Companies
RKO Radio Pictures, Franklin-Blank Productions
Director
Edward F. Cline
Description
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.
