Der Stolz der Firma (1914)

Synopsis: A young employee at a clothes shop is fired and goes to Berlin where he is employed at another shop.
Appraisal: This film tells the story of a man of humble origins that ascends in the social scale. Its beginning suggests that it will be a comedy, but as the film progresses it becomes clear that comicity is not its main goal; rather, it tries to tell a story that has comic elements. It is not devoid of interest, as the text reflects some social mechanisms of the time at which the film was made. The mise-en-scene is capable of translating the story in images, without great sophistication.