''The Villain'' is a 1917 American silent

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

featuring

Oliver Hardy Oliver Norvell Hardy (born Norvell Hardy; January 18, 1892 – August 7, 1957) was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his ...

Cast

Billy West William Richard Werstine (born 1952), known professionally as Billy West, is an American voice actor, comedian, radio personality, impressionist and musician. His voice roles include Bugs Bunny in the 1996 film ''Space Jam'', the title characte ...

as Billy *

as Babe (billed as Babe Hardy) *

Florence McLaughlin Florence McLaughlin (1898 - 1972), sometimes credited as Florence McLoughlin, was an actress in the U.S. She appeared in numerous silent films including comedies with Oliver Hardy. She was from Jacksonville, Florida. She worked with the Vim C ...

as Florence (billed as Florence McLoughlin) *

Bud Ross Aaron Crawford "Bud" Ross (November 8, 1868 – March 19, 1932) was an American actor, comedian, and screenwriter. Career Ross began his career in the 1880s, performing in musical comedies and vaudeville. In 1900 he starred in the Broadway mus ...

as Budd (as Budd Ross) *

Ethelyn Gibson Ethelyn Gibson (1897–1972), sometimes credited as Ethlyn Gibson, was an American stage and screen actress who featured in films and productions in the 1910s and 1920s. First joining the theatre through becoming a member of ''The Charlie Cha ...

Leo White Leo White (November 10, 1873 – September 20, 1948), was a German-born British-American film and stage actor who appeared as a character actor in many Charlie Chaplin films. Biography Born in Germany to Julius White and Ida Berg White, White g ...

* Joe Cohen

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* 1917 films 1917 comedy films 1917 short films 1910s American films 1910s English-language films American black-and-white films English-language comedy short films Films directed by Arvid E. Gillstrom Silent American comedy short films {{1910s-short-comedy-film-stub