The Villain

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The Villain (1917)

Directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom

Comedy · 21m

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.

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Cast

Billy West The Villain Oliver Hardy Nell
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Florence McLaughlin Florence Bud Ross Nell's Sweetheart
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Ethelyn Gibson Unknown role Leo White Unknown role
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Joe Cohen Unknown role

Crew

Director
Arvid E. Gillstrom
Director of Photography
Herman Obrock Jr.
Editor
Ben H. Cohen
Producer
Louis Burstein

Details

Release date
1917-07-14
Runtime
21m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
XX
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
King Bee Studios