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The Villain

The Villain

191721m

Status

Released

Release

1917

Runtime

21m

Storyline

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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
21m
Jul 14, 1917
Languages
No Language
Production Countries
United States of America