The Last Laugh (1924)
The Last Laugh (1924)
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Cast & Crew.
Emil Jannings
Hotelportier
Maly Delschaft
Seine Nichte [His Niece]
Max Hiller
Ihr Bräutigam [Her Bridegroom]
Emilie Kurz
Tante des Bräutigams [Bridegroom's Aunt]
Hans Unterkircher
Geschäftsführer [Hotel Manager]
Olaf Storm
Junger Gast [Young Guest]
Hermann Vallentin
Spitzbäuchiger Gast [Potbellied Guest]
Harald Madsen
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
Georg John
Nachtwächter [Night Watchman]
Emmy Wyda
Dünne Nachbarin [Thin Neighbor]
Carl Schenstrøm
Wedding Musician (uncredited)
O.E. Hasse
Small Role
F. W. Murnau
Director
Carl Mayer
Writer
Neumann-Schüler
Small Role (uncredited)
Erich Schönfelder
Small Role (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 23, 1924
Original NameDer letzte Mann
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The Last Laugh (German: Der letzte Mann, transl. The Last Man) is a 1924 German silent film directed by German director F. W. Murnau from a screenplay written by Carl Mayer. The film stars Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft.
Stephen Brockmann summarized the film's plot as, "a nameless hotel doorman loses his job". It is a cinematic example of the Kammerspielfilm or "chamber-drama" genre, which follows the style of short, sparse plays of lower middle-class life that emphasized the psychology of the characters rather than the sets and action. The genre tried to avoid the intertitles (title cards) of spoken dialogue or description that characterize most silent films, in the belief that the visuals themselves should carry most of the meaning.
The film was voted number 11 on the prestigious Brussels 12 list at the 1958 World Expo. In 1955, the film was remade starring Hans Albers.