The Villain

The Villain — Plot

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.

• Release date
• July 14, 1917
• Runtime
• 21 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Arvid E. Gillstrom

The Villain — Cast

Billy West The Villain Oliver Hardy Nell

F

Florence McLaughlin Florence Bud Ross Nell's Sweetheart

E

Ethelyn Gibson Unknown role Leo White Unknown role

J

Joe Cohen Unknown role