The Villain

The Villain

1917
21m
5.5

5.5/10

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Overview

In The Villain, Billy attempted something a little different. He's still imitating Chaplin, but this time he's playing the wicked, top-hatted Charlie found in some of his earliest Keystone appearances (e.g. Mabel at the Wheel), the ones where Charlie himself seemed to be imitating the studio's recently departed Ford Sterling. Throughout this short there is much spoofing of old-time melodramas, a frequent motif of Sterling's comedies.

Status: Released

Language: XX

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Production Information

Production Companies
King Bee Studios
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date July 14, 1917
Status Released
Language XX
IMDb ID tt0009764

Cast

Billy West
Billy West

The Villain

Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy

Nell

Florence McLaughlin
Florence McLaughlin

Florence

Bud Ross
Bud Ross

Nell's Sweetheart

Ethelyn Gibson
Ethelyn Gibson

Unknown role

Leo White
Leo White

Unknown role

Joe Cohen
Joe Cohen

Unknown role

Key Crew

Arvid E. Gillstrom
Director
Louis Burstein
Producer

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