Mockery

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.

Cast

Lon Chaney

as Sergei

Barbara Bedford

as Countess Tatiana Alexandrova

Ricardo Cortez

as Dimitri

Emily Fitzroy

as Mrs. Gaidaroff

Mack Swain

as Vladimir Gaidaroff

Károly Huszár

as Ivan

Kai Schmidt

as Butler

Johnny Mack Brown

as Russian Officer (uncredited)

Albert Conti

as Military Commandant at Novokursk (uncredited)

Jules Cowles

as Peasant Who Robs Tatiana (uncredited)

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