The Last Performance (1929)

Magician Conrad Veidt has been waiting for the 18th birthday of his young assistant Mary Philbin so they can marry. Before that happens, she falls in love with his new apprentice Fred MacKaye, a turn of events Veidt did not prepare himself for. The heartbreak, and the events that follow, remind me of the couple of Lon Chaney films I’ve seen. This film is interesting on its own, but is thoroughly anchored by Veidt’s magnetic performance.