The Way of All Flesh (1927)

The Way of All Flesh (1927)

1927-10-01 United States of America 94 Min. PG-13
6.9 5 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Emil Jannings is August Shilling
August Shilling
Belle Bennett is Mrs. Schilling
Mrs. Schilling
Donald Keith is August Jr.
August Jr.
Phyllis Haver is The Temptress
The Temptress
Fred Kohler is The Tough
The Tough
Philippe De Lacy is August, as a child
August, as a child
Betsy Ann Hisle is Charlotte
Jackie Combs is Heinrich
Heinrich