At the Mercy of Men

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At the Mercy of Men
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Directed byCharles Miller
Written byPaul West
Starring
Cinematography
Select Pictures
Release date
  • April 20, 1918 (1918-04-20)[1]
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

At the Mercy of Men is a 1918 American

Royal Guard.[4]

Plot

During the

Royal Guard
are dining. The lights are turned out, and she is sexually assaulted. The crime is brought to the attention of the Czar by the Countess Zaptine, a patroness of Vera, but Vera is unable to determine which man assaulted her as the crime took place in the dark.

In response, the Czar orders Count Nicho, the eldest of the officers, to marry Vera, and also mandates that each of them turn over all of their wealth and fortunes to her. After doing so, the men are sent to prison. Vera attempts to save Nicho and get him to confess the name of her aggressor. Now genuinely in love with her, Nicho admits that it was he, and the two embrace one another.

Cast

  • Alice Brady as Vera Souroff
  • Frank Morgan as Count Nicho
  • Jack W. Johnston as Boris Sitofsky (credited as Jack Johnson)
  • Robert Walker
    as Count Andreas
  • C. Porches as Count Michael
  • Helen Lindroth as Mme. Souroff
  • W.C. Carleton as Maj. Souroff
  • Yolande Duquette as Countess Zaptine (credited as Yolande Buquette)
  • Tula Belle as Alice

Critical response

Maude Meagher of

The San Francisco Chronicle felt that the film was "gorgeous enough."[5] A critic of the Rapid City Journal described the film as a "timely photodrama...  in these days of topsy-turvy adjustment, political and social."[6] The Austin American-Statesman noted that director Miller "has a keen eye for strong dramatic effects," also praising the cinematography and performance by Brady.[7]

References

  1. ^ "At the Mercy of Men". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Los Angeles: American Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  2. ISBN 978-1-476-61103-7
    .
  3. ^ "At the Mercy of Men". Dramatic Mirror of Motion Pictures and the Stage. 78: 632. 1918 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Three Select Pictures Await Release". Motography. 19 (1–26): 809. April 27, 1918 – via Google Books.
  5. The San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Great Russian Play". Rapid City Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. August 17, 1919. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Alice Brady in "At the Mercy of Men"". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. August 17, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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