The Last Performance is a 1929 American sound part-talkie film directed by Paul Fejos and starring Conrad Veidt and Mary Philbin.

Conrad Veidt stars as Erik the Great, a sinister stage magician who is in love with a woman half his age, Julie, played by Mary Philbin.

A young thief, Mark Royce (played by Fred MacKaye) is caught stealing from Erik's apartment and is taken in at Julie's suggestion.

According to the Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World, filming began on July 30, 1928 withwroking titles that included The Play Goes On and The Last Call.

[3] [6] In 2012, The Criterion Collection included The Last Performance and a reconstructed sound version of Broadway as extra features on the DVD and Blu-ray release of Fejos' 1928 film, Lonesome.

"[3] The Boston Herald reported that Veidt was "a master of subtle and telling pantomime, his gesture are eloquent in their dark simplicity and his face is one of the most interesting and expressive that we [have] ever seen.

Apparently, Paul Fejos was up against handicaps at the star, with a story that is more foreign than domestic in brand, eh sought to give it the German touch.