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The Last Laugh (1924)

Directed by F.W. Murnau

Comedy

Most recently watched by sleestakk

Overview

An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

Length 90 minutes

Actors

Emil Jannings | Maly Delschaft | Max Hiller | Hans Unterkircher | Hermann Vallentin | Emilie Kurz | Georg John | Emmy Wyda | Harald Madsen | Carl Schenstrøm | Olaf Storm | O.E. Hasse | Neumann-Schüler | Erich Schönfelder

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/20/2019ComputerStreamingVideo on Demand8 stars
 

Viewing Notes

The epilogue is a little too goofy and tacked on for my tastes, but the rest of the movie is brilliantly filmed social satire. From a technical standpoint this is probably the best silent film I’ve seen to date.

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