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The Professor slowly stumbles through the streets until he reaches his old school. He rings on the bell until someone opens the door. The Professor stumbles past this person and into his former classroom. He collapses grasping onto his desk, mirroring the scene in which he left the school for the first time. The man at the door finds the Professor at the desk and attempts to remove him from it, but is unsuccessful. He leaves the Professor grasping the desk as a lone spot light shines on him and bells ring in the background. The End.

This being an early talking picture, it is interesting to see how economical Sternberg is with talk. He packs some essential information and personality into the dialogue, which is as it should be, and he develops a great deal of stimulation with Lola's naturally included songs. But most of his best communication of character and atmosphere come in the pictorial presentation that is done with silent techniques. So able is Sternberg with details, so graphically does he describe the setting of “The Blue Angel”, its personnel and its clientele, that one can almost sense the body odors, the stink of stale beer and cheap perfume. It is as though he has commanded in this picture not only the dimension of sound but that of smell. This is one of the things about “The Blue Angel” that makes it an extraordinary film.