Last Laugh

Duration: 1:17:00

Creator: CRM/MGraw-Hill Films | Films Inc. (Publisher)

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Description: This is a story about a hotel doorman who was the uncrowned king of his neighborhood. When he is given the job of washroom attendant, he is no longer envied but ridiculed and scorned. His only friend is the night watchman who helps him steal his doorman uniform to wear to his daughter's wedding. In the end, he is willed a million dollars which he shares with his only friend. With: Emil Jannings, Maly Delschaft, Max Hiller. Directed by F.W. Murnau. Filmed by pioneer cameraman Karl Freund. Classic silent

Complete Record: , Depicts a tragic drama of an ordinary man. Tells the story of an elderly doorman at a grand hotel who has been demoted to the position of lavatory attendant. Uses expressionistic images to tell the story without the use of titles. Directed by F.W. Murnau., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.