Her Sister's Rival/A Life for a Life (Жизнь за жизнь)
If the menace of a melodrama's villain is measured by the satisfaction the viewer feels when the villain is rewarded with the censor-mandated final come-uppance, then this one's a bit of a kitten - because he's consistently sweet to the lovers he dogs, and never less than polite to his other victims. So he seems not so much menacing as confused: less a Villainous Twit (VT), more a Twit-With-Issues Twit (TWIT). Moreover, none of the relations lead to open conflict - no sibling rivalry, no rebellious youth, no duels - just stylish poses from the star. Yet all the characters are guilty of some degree of villainy (or stupidity) so it's rather unfair that he has to take all the weight. So the final satisfaction is mainly that this silly melodrama is over.