The read
It runs a compact 21m.
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.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Arvid E. GillstromDirector
Cast
- Billy WestThe Villain
- Oliver HardyNell
- Florence McLaughlinFlorence
- Bud RossNell's Sweetheart
- Ethelyn GibsonUnknown role
- Leo WhiteUnknown role
- Joe CohenUnknown role