Return to Mortville
Return to Mortville2026
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Special feature from Criterion’s release of Desperate Living, where writer-director John Waters tours the Baltimore location that served as the site of Mortville, the twisted penal colony inhabited by fugitives, outcasts, and deviants – including hysterical housewife Peggy Gravel and her fed-up housekeeper – and presided over by the despotic Queen Carlotta.
StudioThe Criterion Collection
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 John WatersSelf | Self |
 Mink StoleSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Susan LoweSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mary Vivian PearceSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jean HillSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Edith MasseySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Liz RenaySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Vincent PeranioSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |