Directed by:
Benjamin ChristensenCinematography:
Merritt B. GerstadCast:
Lon Chaney, Ricardo Cortez, Barbara Bedford, Mack Swain, Emily Fitzroy, Johnny Mack Brown, Albert Conti, Russ Powell, Michael VisaroffPlots(1)
While scavenging for food among dead bodies during the Russian Revolution, a slow-witted peasant named Sergei (Lon Chaney) is hired by a desperate woman to guide her out of the carnage. In exchange for promises of friendship and a secure future, he endures torture to save her. The woman turns out to be a countess, the friendship and secure future become a degrading job in her kitchen and Sergei, inflamed by proletarian ideals, embraces violence. In a striking performance, Chaney proves he doesn't need prosthetics or bizarre makeup to create a visceral screen experience. Although Mockery made money, its star returned to horror for his next film, donning vampire makeup for London After Midnight. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Lon Chaney
USA
Best movies:
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
West of Zanzibar (1928)
The Unknown (1927)
Ricardo Cortez
USA
Best movies:
The Last Hurrah (1958)
The Walking Dead (1936)
The Locket (1946)
Barbara Bedford
USA
Best movies:
Love Crazy (1941)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Boys Town (1938)
Mack Swain
USA
Best movies:
The Gold Rush (1925)
The Eagle (1925)
Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914)
Emily Fitzroy
UK
Best movies:
The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)
China Seas (1935)
Way Down East (1920)
Johnny Mack Brown
USA
Best movies:
A Woman of Affairs (1928)
Albert Conti
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
The Crusades (1935)
Conquest (1937)
Russ Powell
USA
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
Modern Times (1936)
Flesh and the Devil (1926)
Michael Visaroff
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Freaks (1932)
Madame Curie (1943)
Midnight (1939)