The Last Moment (1928 film)

The Last Moment is a 1928 American silent drama film conceived and directed by Paul Fejos.

Charlie Chaplin saw the film in a private screening and arranged for it to be theatrically released by United Artists.

[2] No print of The Last Moment is known to exist in any archive or private collection, and it is considered a lost film.

As he is dying, he recalls the crucial moments of his life and the incidents that led to his final, fatal decision.

Welford Beaton, writing in the Film Spectator, announced: “Introducing to you Mr. Paul Fejos, Genius.” Beaton added Fejos’ film was “one of the most outstanding works of cinematic art that was ever brought to the screen.” Mordaunt Hall, writing in The New York Times, stated the film displayed “a wonderful aptitude for true cinematic ideas” and “an enviable fund of imagination.”[2]