Movie

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Released: October 11, 1940 (1940)

Runtime: 66 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Romance

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.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Charles Judels as Pie Vendor
Age at release: 58
Hugh Herbert as Frederick Healy
Age at release: 56
Jack Norton as Drunk
Age at release: 51
Billy Gilbert as Master of Ceremonies
Age at release: 46
Alan Mowbray as Silas Cribbs
Age at release: 44
Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Wilson
Age at release: 37
Joyce Compton as Hazel Dalton
Age at release: 33
Richard Cromwell as Edward Middleton
Age at release: 30
Anita Louise as Mary Wilson
Age at release: 25
Diane Fisher as Julia Middleton
Age at release: 8

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Lew Kelly as Townsman Sam (uncredited)
Age at release: 61
Robert McKenzie as Town Constable (uncredited)
Age at release: 60
Charles Murphy as Lamplighter (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Arthur Housman as Mr. McGillicuddy - Drunk (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Franklin Pangborn as Bartender (uncredited)
Age at release: 51
Ernie Alexander as Drunk (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Victor Potel as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 50
Vernon Dent as Jim, a policeman
Age at release: 45
Bobby Barber as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
Eddie Dunn as Stevens - the Coach Driver (uncredited)
Age at release: 44
Edward Gargan as Bartender (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
Carlotta Monti as Streetwalker (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
Eddie Acuff as Joe (uncredited)
Age at release: 32
Walter Tetley as Telegram Boy (uncredited)
Age at release: 25