The Villain

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Billy West

The Villain

Age : 82 | Popularity : 4%

Oliver Hardy

Nell

Age : 65 | Popularity : 16%

Florence McLaughlin

Florence

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Bud Ross

Nell's Sweetheart

Age : 63 | Popularity : 3%

Ethelyn Gibson

Unknown role

Age : 75 | Popularity : 3%

Leo White

Unknown role

Age : 74 | Popularity : 7%

Joe Cohen

Unknown role

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Arvid E. Gillstrom
Camera	Director of Photography	Herman Obrock Jr.
Production	Producer	Louis Burstein
Editing	Editor	Ben H. Cohen
Department	Role	Name

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