The Last Laugh

About The Last Laugh

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.

The Last Laugh (1924) is a drama film directed by F. W. Murnau. The film is filed under inheritance, rain, loss of job, and gossip.

Emil Jannings appears as Hotel Doorman, Maly Delschaft as His Niece, Max Hiller as Bridegroom, and Hans Unterkircher as Hotel Manager. It runs 90 minutes and was released in December 1924.

The screenplay is by Carl Mayer. In the United States it streams on Kino Film Collection.

Metropolis, Nosferatu, and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari make useful companions to The Last Laugh, all filed under black and white, german expressionism, and silent film. TMDB voters put it at 7.8 out of 10 across 372 votes.