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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.

Directing:
  • Arvid E. Gillstrom

Stars:
Release Date: 1917-07-14
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  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 21
Bud Ross
Bud Ross
Nell's Sweetheart
Billy West
Billy West
The Villain
Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy
Nell
Leo White
Leo White
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Joe Cohen
Joe Cohen
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