The Last Laugh

Vaudeville meets silent cinema as one man’s hat-tipping gig turns into the city’s cruelest stand-up routine. A hall porter fired for age loses his status and income then learns applause is a luxury. The first feature shot entirely in Hollywood by a German with no intertitles.

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F. W. Murnau directed The Last Laugh in 1924. See F. W. Murnau's full filmography, where to start with F. W. Murnau, or where to go after you've seen everything by F. W. Murnau.

The Last Laugh was released in 1924 (DE original-language production), with a runtime of 90 minutes.