The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
13 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward F. ClineDirector
- Elbert FranklinScreenplay
Cast
- Hugh HerbertFrederick Healy
- Anita LouiseMary Wilson
- Alan MowbraySilas Cribbs
- Buster KeatonWilliam Dalton
- Joyce ComptonHazel Dalton
- Richard CromwellEdward Middleton
- Billy GilbertMaster of Ceremonies
- Margaret HamiltonMrs. Wilson
- Diane FisherJulia Middleton
- Charles JudelsPie Vendor
- Jack NortonDrunk
- Vernon DentJim, a policeman
Stills
Themes
spoofdisinheritance