Mockery
1927 · 78 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama
There is hunger in Siberia during the Russian Civil War. One day while dim-witted peasant Sergei is searching corpses for food, he meets a young woman looking for the town of Novokursk. She asks Sergei to help her get there, and to tell anyone they might meet that he is her husband.
Directed by Benjamin Christensen · Written by Stig Esbern
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Lon Chaney Sergei -
Barbara Bedford Countess Tatiana Alexandrova -
Ricardo Cortez Dimitri -
Emily Fitzroy Mrs. Gaidaroff -
Mack Swain Vladimir Gaidaroff -
Károly Huszár Ivan - K Kai Schmidt Butler
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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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