''Life's Mockery'' is a 1928 American silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Robert F. Hill and starring

Betty Compson Betty Compson (born Eleanor Luicime Compson; March 19, 1897 – April 18, 1974) was an American actress and film producer who got her start during Hollywood's silent era. She is best known for her performances in ''The Docks of New York'' and '' ...

. It was produced by independent studio

Chadwick Pictures Chadwick Pictures was an American film production and distribution company active during the silent and early sound eras. It was originally established in New York by Isaac E. Chadwick (1884 – 1952) in 1920 to release films, but from 1924 also ...

who also distributed.

Plot

Cast

as Kit Miller / Isabelle Fullerton * Alec B. Francis as John Fullerton * Russell Simpson as Wolf Miller *

Theodore von Eltz Julius Theodore von Eltz (November 5, 1893 – October 6, 1964) was an American film actor, appearing in more than 200 films between 1915 and 1957. He was the father of actress Lori March. Early life Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Von Eltz ...

as Wade Fullerton *

Dorothy Cumming Dorothy Greville Cumming (12 April 1894 – 10 December 1983) was an Australian-born actress of the silent film era. She appeared in 39 American, English, and Australian films between 1915 and 1929, notably appearing as the Virgin Mary in Ce ...

as Gladys Morrison

Preservation

The film survives and is preserved at the French archive

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.The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''Life's Mockery''
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* 1928 films American silent feature films Films directed by Robert F. Hill 1928 drama films American black-and-white films Silent American drama films 1920s American films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub