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

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.

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

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 as Sergei
Barbara Bedford as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Ricardo Cortez as Capt. Dimitri
Mack Swain as Vladimir Gaidaroff
Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Gaidaroff
Charles Puffy as Ivan, the Gatekeeper
Kai Schmidt as Butler
Johnny Mack Brown as Russian Officer
Albert Conti as Military Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited)
Jules Cowles as Peasant who robs Tatiana (uncredited)
Frank Leigh as Outlaw Peasant in Cabin (uncredited)
Russ Powell as Man taking Sergei to Ivan (uncredited)
Buddy Rae as Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff as 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.