The Villain

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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Comedy

Duration:

21 minutes

Year:

1917

Director:

Arvid E. Gillstrom

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Company:

King Bee Studios

Cast:

The Villain

Nell

Florence

Nell's Sweetheart

Unknown role

Crew:

Director

Producer

Editor

Director of Photography