The Last Laugh
Der Letzte Mann, feature film, drama, Germany, 1924
DIRECTED BY: Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau
CAST:
Emil Jannings (portir),
Maly Delschaft,
Max Hiller,
Emilie Kurz
SCRIPT:
Carl Mayer
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Karl Freund
Synopsis:
The old porter of the Atlantis hotel is proud of his job and he does
it well, perhaps even too well. One day he has to carry a huge suitcase because
the bellboy is not around. For a moment he sits down and rests. But the young
hotel manager sees him and writes him up. So, the porter loses his job and is
degraded to work in the hotel’s toilets. He tries to hide his sadness and it
seems only a miracle could help him…
b/w, silent, 90'