In a film with almost no title cards, FW Murnau gives us a stunning and affective masterpiece in THE LAST LAUGH (1924) which is about a hotel doorman (Emil Jannings) who takes great pride in his position. Aging has made it difficult for him to do this job — and he is demoted to washroom attendant. Humiliated, the old man struggles to carry on with his life and maintain his pride and position in the social hierarchy of his neighborhood.