Film

The Way of All Flesh

1927 · 1h 34m · Drama

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

88%

The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family. He is tasked with transporting $1,000 in securities to Chicago. On the train he meets a blond seductress who convinces him to buy her a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom and without the securities.

Emil Jannings

August Shilling

Belle Bennett

Mrs. Schilling

Donald Keith

August Jr.

Phyllis Haver

The Temptress

Fred Kohler

The Tough

Philippe De Lacy

August, as a child

Mickey McBan

Evald

Betsy Ann Hisle

Charlotte

Carmencita Johnson

Elizabeth

Gordon Thorpe

Karl

Jackie Combs

Heinrich

Dean Harrell

Evald

• Victor FlemingDirector
• Jules FurthmanWriter
• Lajos BiróWriter
• Perley Poore SheehanStory
• Victor MilnerDirector of Photography

Release date

October 1, 1927

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama

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