The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)

The widow Wilson and her daughter Mary have just learned that old Mr. Middleton, who held the mortgage on their home, has passed away. They are now visited by Middleton's lawyer, Cribbs, who informs them that Middleton's son and heir Edward plans to foreclose and take possession of their home. When Mary goes to plead with Edward, she soon discovers that it is really the unscrupulous Cribbs who wants to drive them out of their home. When Mary and Edward become engaged to be married, it looks as if all is well. But the calculating Cribbs has a new plan, which begins with luring young Edward into a lifestyle of drinking and dissipation.

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• feature
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• comedy
• drama
• film
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• Billy Gilbert
• Anita Louise
• Margaret Hamilton
• Elbert Franklin
• Ethel La Blanche
• Edward F. Cline
• Buster Keaton
• Hugh Herbert
• feature length

[Msmargret1]

This was a fabulous farce! It's so good that the "art" of this kind of entertainment is evident. If anyone thinks fun in film making is new, or that this fun is any less entertaining today might be in for a surprise. Thanks so much for posting!

[mysterywb]

The deliberately bad acting is hilarious!

[Licmycat]

Wweeelll, let me see, would it be betta to committ suicide when you hurt and/or depressed and can't see a doctor who wouldn't give you what you need anyway they are so corrupt and stupid and think they are gods, or stay drunk?