Mockery (1927)
During the tumultuous days of the Russian Revolution, Countess Tatiana Alexandrova must leave Siberia and travel to Novokursk in disguise, for fear of being attacked by Bolsheviks. She enlists the help of the peasant Sergei to get her there safely. They bond, and when they finally arrive at the palace, she reveals herself. Sergei is given work there, but influence from the Bolsheviks makes him contemplate turning Tatiana over to the revolutionaries.
- Date of release
- 1927-08-13
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (11)
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Benjamin Christensen
Casting
- 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)
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