Mockery (1927 film)
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| Directed by | Benjamin Christensen |
| Written by | Stig Esbern (story) Joseph Farnham (titles) Bradley King (continuity) |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Lon Chaney Barbara Bedford Ricardo Cortez Emily Fitzroy |
| Cinematography | Merritt B. Gerstad |
| Edited by | John W. English |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Mockery (1927) is an American film about the Russian Revolution starring Lon Chaney. The movie was the second film made in Hollywood by Danish director Benjamin Christensen and stars Chaney as a Siberian peasant who comes to the aid of a countess (played by Barbara Bedford) who is threatened by the encroaching insurgency.
Reception
Mockery received mixed reviews when it was first released,[1] and is still regarded as one of Chaney's weaker films of his MGM period (1924-1930).[2]
Cast
- Lon Chaney – Sergei
- Barbara Bedford – Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
- Ricardo Cortez – Capt. Dimitri
- Mack Swain – Vladimir Gaidaroff
- Emily Fitzroy – Mrs. Gaidaroff
- Charles Puffy – Ivan, the Gatekeeper
- Kai Schmidt – Butler
- Johnny Mack Brown – Russian Officer
- Albert Conti – Military Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited)
- Jules Cowles – Peasant who robs Tatiana (uncredited)
- Frank Leigh – Outlaw Peasant in Cabin (uncredited)
- Russ Powell – Man taking Sergei to Ivan (uncredited)
- Buddy Rae – Russian Soldier (uncredited)
- Michael Visaroff – Cossack whipping Sergei (uncredited)
Preservation status
The film was thought to have been lost until the mid-1970s.[3] George Eastman House has a print.[4]
References
- ^ Silents Are Golden entry
- ^ Lon Chaney website
- ^ "Museum of Modern Art press release/book review of Lost Films" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. August 24, 1970. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
- ^ "Archival Film Prints Available From George Eastman House" (PDF). George Eastman House (eastmanhouse.org). Retrieved May 19, 2015.
External links
- Mockery at IMDb
- Mockery at the TCM Movie Database
- The Lon Chaney Home Page
- Apocalypse Later (Review)
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