At the Mercy of Men

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At the Mercy of Men
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Directed by Charles Miller
Written by Paul West
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Cinematography Harold Young
Production
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Release dates
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  • April 20, 1918 (1918-04-20)[1]
Running time
 5 reels
Country United States
Language Silent (English intertitles)

At the Mercy of Men is a 1918 American silent drama film[2] directed by Charles Miller and starring Alice Brady.[3] Its plot follows a young woman during the Russian Revolution who seeks to find the identity of her attack by a Royal Guard.[4]

Plot

During the Russian Revolution in Petrograd, Vera Souroff, a young Russian music teacher, is accosted on the street and dragged into a room where three men of 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

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

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