Mockery (1927 film)

Mockery
Directed by	Benjamin Christensen
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Written by	Stig Esbern (story); Joseph Farnham (titles); Bradley King (continuity)
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	August 13, 1927;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

L-R: Director Benjamin Christensen, cinematographer Merritt B. Gerstad and Lon Chaney on set

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 aids 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). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

External links

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[1] Silents Are Golden entry

[2] Lon Chaney website

[3] "Museum of Modern Art press release/book review of Lost Films" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. August 24, 1970. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

[4] "Archival Film Prints Available From George Eastman House" (PDF). George Eastman House (eastmanhouse.org). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.