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The Last Performance (1929)

The Last Performance poster
Directed by
Paul Fejos
Genre
horror film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A magician becomes obsessed with his young assistant. When another woman enters his life, jealousy leads to murder.

atmosphericmelodramaticdatedtheatricalsombersuspensefulold-fashioned

What happens

The Last Performance is a 1929 American sound part-talkie drama film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The talking sequences were featured on the last reel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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