Mockery
Encyclopedia
Mockery is an American film
about the Russian Revolution. It was the second film made in Hollywood by Danish
director Benjamin Christensen
and starred Lon Chaney, Sr.
as a Siberian peasant who comes to the aid of a countess (played by Barbara Bedford
) who is threatened by the encroaching insurgency.
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
about the Russian Revolution. It was the second film made in Hollywood by Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
director Benjamin Christensen
Benjamin Christensen
Benjamin Christensen was a Danish film director, screenwriter and an actor both in film and on the stage. As a director he is most well known for the 1922 film Häxan and as an actor, he is best known for his performance in the film Michael , in which he plays Claude Zoret, the jilted lover of the...
and starred Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney, Sr.
Lon Chaney , nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Faces," was an American actor during the age of silent films. He was one of the most versatile and powerful actors of early cinema...
as a Siberian peasant who comes to the aid of a countess (played by Barbara Bedford
Barbara Bedford (actor)
Barbara Bedford was born in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and was educated in Chicago, where she graduated from Lake View High School....
) who is threatened by the encroaching insurgency.