The VillainMovie
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.
About The Villain
The Villain is a 1917 comedy movie directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom.
The production information lists a runtime of 21m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of XX.
The credited cast includes Billy West, Oliver Hardy, Florence McLaughlin, Bud Ross. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
