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The Villain Still Pursued Her
“Good to the Last Drop...of the Villain...the Girl...or Maybe the Scenery!”
5.2 / 10• 1940• 1h 6m•NR• English
ComedyRomance
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.
Cast & Crew
Hugh Herbert
Frederick Healy
Lead
Anita Louise
Mary Wilson
Alan Mowbray
Silas Cribbs
Buster Keaton
William Dalton
Joyce Compton
Hazel Dalton
Richard Cromwell
Edward Middleton
Billy Gilbert
Master of Ceremonies
Margaret Hamilton
Mrs. Wilson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edward F. Cline's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Villain Still Pursued Her is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
