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Better than AFI’s Heroes and Villains: Villain #47

The character: Waldo Lydecker The actor: Clifton Webb The movie: Laura (1944) A guy wearing a mask and holding a chainsaw or a knife or controlling a garage door is an explicit threat. A guy who is well-groomed and whose vocabulary is better than yours is an implicit threat. A guy who can do both… Read More Better than AFI’s Heroes and Villains: Villain #47

January 13, 2026January 13, 2026 Tim1 Comment

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