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A Villainous Villain
(1916) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by Larry Semon

Cast: Hughie Mack [Sherlock Oomph, detective], Patsy De Forest [Ida Dukkets], Harry Hammill [the villain], William Shea [Old Man Dukkets], Ed Dunn (Eddie Dunn) [Gentleman Joe], Archie Warren, George Kunkel, Ralph McComas, Arthur Moon, Max Davidson

The Vitagraph Company of America production; distributed by [?] V-L-S-E, Incorporated or The General Film Company, Incorporated? / Scenario by C. Graham Baker and Larry Semon. / Released 8 September 1916. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Comedy.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 8 May 2021

References: Weaver-Twenty p. 318 : Website-IMDb.