Mockery (1927)
August 13, 1927Release Date
Mockery (1927)
August 13, 1927Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Lon Chaney
Sergei
Barbara Bedford
Countess Tatiana Alexandrova
Ricardo Cortez
Dimitri
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Gaidaroff
Mack Swain
Vladimir Gaidaroff
Károly Huszár
Ivan
Kai Schmidt
Butler
Johnny Mack Brown
Russian Officer (uncredited)
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)
Bud Rae
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff
Cossack Whipping Sergei (uncredited)
Benjamin Christensen
Director / Story
Joseph Farnham
Writer
Erich Pommer
Producer
Merritt B. Gerstad
Director of Photography
James Schafer
Composer
John English
Editor
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
Alexander Toluboff
Art Direction
Gilbert Clark
Costume Design
Bradley King
Writer
Stig Esbern
Story
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Mockery (1927) is an American silent 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.
The screenplay was written by Bradley King, based on a story by Benjamin Christensen, which in turn was adapted from a short story by Stig Esbern. The sets were designed by Cedric Gibbons and Alexander Toluboff.
The film's original shooting title was Terror. It was in production from May 19, 1927 to June 27, 1927, and cost $187,000 to make. The film grossed $751,000 worldwide. Johnny Mack Brown, who later became a famous Western star, played a soldier in a small uncredited role. Stills exist showing Chaney's make-up as Sergei.