Mockery (1912 film)

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Mockery
Directed by Laurence Trimble
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  • 5 June 1912 (1912-06-05)(USA)

Mockery is an American short silent film directed by Laurence Trimble for Vitagraph. The movie was released on June 5, 1912, being Marshall P. Wilder's first appearance in a dramatic role. [1]

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References

  1. Anthony Slide The Big V: A History of the Vitagraph Company 1987 p155 "... as "The Prince of Entertainers and the Entertainer of Princes," Marshall P. Wilder was featured in a group of Vitagraph films of 1912. Much publicity was given to his first appearance in a dramatic role in Mockery, released on June 5, 1912."