The Last Performance (1929)

- 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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