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The Last Laugh
1925 90m Not Rated
Drama
8.0
100%
88%
78%
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An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel.
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Directed By
F. W. Murnau
Written By
Carl Mayer
Studio
UFA
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Cast of The Last Laugh
Emil Jannings
Hotelportier [Hotel Doorman]
Maly Delschaft
Seine Nichte [His Niece]
Max Hiller
Ihr Bräutigam [Her Bridegroom]
Hans Unterkircher
Geschäftsführer [Hotel Manager]
Hermann Vallentin
Spitzbäuchiger Gast [Potbellied Guest]
Emilie Kurz
Tante des Bräutigams [Bridegroom's Aunt]
Georg John
Nachtwächter [Night Watchman]
Emmy Wyda
Dünne Nachbarin [Thin Neighbor]
Harald Madsen
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
Carl Schenstrøm
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
Olaf Storm
Junger Gast [Young Guest]
O.E. Hasse
Small Role (uncredited)
Neumann-Schüler
Small Role (uncredited)
Erich Schönfelder
Small Role (uncredited)
The Last Laugh Reviews
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
It ends with an unconvincing cop-out happy ending.
New York Times
Mordaunt Hall
There are no titles in this film -- merely a few inserts to guide the viewer. And yet one is never in doubt as to the action of this admirable picture, which is a remarkable piece of direction, with exquisite lighting effects.
Slant Magazine
Andrew Schenker
The Last Laugh can really best be understood as a horror story.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
A Murnau silent classic featuring strong Emil Jannings performance.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
One of Murnau's classic silent films features a great performance from Emil Jannings, who three years later became the first Best Actor Oscar winner.
LarsenOnFilm
Josh Larsen
...can still pierce a hardened heart - especially these days, when demotions and layoffs have become a daily occurrence and the streets are full of forlorn former doormen.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
The film would be famous just for its lack of titles, and for its lead performance by Emil Jannings, which is so effective that both Jannings and Murnau were offered Hollywood contracts and moved to America at the dawn of sound.
Panorama
Jean-François Vandeuren
Mme aprs plus de 80 ans, The Last Laugh demeure un film qui ne vieillit tout simplement pas.
JWR
James Wegg
Walk a mile in my shoes
Film Freak Central
Walter Chaw
One of the darkest commentaries (intra- and extratextually) on the cost of comfort and compromise in art and life.
The New Republic
Robert Litell
[Jannings's] impersonation of, or rather his mingling with, the character of the old porter, is solid, various, touching to a degree one had not thought possible, and makes even the best moments of Charlie Chaplin seem little heavy and self-conscious.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The 1924 film in which F.W. Murnau freed his camera from its stationary tripod and took it on a flight of imagination and expression that changed the way movies were made.
Film Inquiry
Lee Jutton
From Murnau's inventive visual storytelling to Jannings' wonderful performance, The Last Laugh is the perfect film to begin one's journey into the world of Weimar cinema.
Esquire Magazine
Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy)
The Last Laugh has a Dickensian lovability.
Combustible Celluloid
Jeffrey M. Anderson
The film is notable for its smooth, moving, tracking camera and its complete lack of intertitles, making it a true universal experience.
Goatdog's Movies
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
I'll make the radical claim that losing around ten minutes would have made the film flawless. But it's almost made up for by that ending...
TV Guide
Widely regarded as an expressionist masterpiece.
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