Mockery
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| Directed by | Benjamin Christensen |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Stig Esbern (story) Joseph Farnham (titles) Bradley King (continuity) |
| Starring | Lon Chaney, Sr. Barbara Bedford Ricardo Cortez Emily Fitzroy |
| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
| Editing by | John W. English |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | August 13, 1927 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Mockery (1927) is an American film about the Russian Revolution. It was the second film made in Hollywood by Danish director Benjamin Christensen and starred Lon Chaney, Sr. as a Siberian peasant who comes to the aid of a countess (played by Barbara Bedford) who is threatened by the encroaching insurgency.[1]
[edit] Release
Mockery received mixed reviews when it was first released,[2] and is regarded as one of Chaney's weakest films.[3] It was thought to be lost until the mid-1970s.[4]
