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The Villain Still Pursued Her

1940 · 66 min

A creaky, affectionate spoof of Victorian melodrama, full of mugging, stage-bound antics and gentle laughs.

Directed by
Edward F. Cline
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Good to the Last Drop...of the Villain...the Girl...or Maybe the Scenery!
Overview
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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Directed by
Edward F. Cline
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • addiction
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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