Der letzte Mann

The Last Laugh

The porter of the grand hotel is old and feeble and, although he does his job well, he is stripped of his identity and pride when the hotel director demotes him to a restroom attendant. On the very day of his demotion, his niece celebrates her wedding. He secretly wears his old uniform so that he too can shine among the guests at the wedding. But his few moments of regained pride turn out to be a harsh awakening when he is recognized by an envious colleague. The poor old man seems doomed to spend his remaining years cleaning up the hotel restrooms, until a wealthy young man dies in his restroom one day, and leaves his estate to the person in whose arms he dies.

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