Movie Details
Theatrical Release:July 14th, 1917
Original Language:English
Production Companies:King Bee Studios
Cast & Crew
A
Arvid E. Gillstrom
Director
H
Herman Obrock Jr.
Director of Photography
L
Louis Burstein
Producer
B
Ben H. Cohen
Editor
The Villain (1917)
Audience Score
DirectorArvid E. Gillstrom
Plot
In The Villain Billy attempted something a little different Hes still imitating Chaplin but this time hes playing the wicked tophatted Charlie found in some of his earliest Keystone appearances eg Mabel at the Wheel the ones where Charlie himself seemed to be imitating the studios recently departed Ford Sterling Throughout this short there is much spoofing of oldtime melodramas a frequent motif of Sterlings comedies
