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.
The Way of All Flesh (1927) is a drama film directed by Victor Fleming, released on October 1, 1927 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Emil Jannings, Belle Bennett, Donald Keith and Phyllis Haver. Viewers rate it 6.5 out of 10 across 9 ratings.
Emil Jannings
as August Shilling
Belle Bennett
as Mrs. Schilling
Donald Keith
as August Jr.
Phyllis Haver
as The Temptress
Fred Kohler
as The Tough
Philippe De Lacy
as August, as a child
Mickey McBan
as Evald
Betsy Ann Hisle
as Charlotte
Carmencita Johnson
as Elizabeth
Gordon Thorpe
as Karl
Jackie Combs
as Heinrich
Dean Harrell
as Evald
Directed by Victor Fleming, written by Jules Furthman, Lajos Biró and Perley Poore Sheehan.
Average viewer score of 6.5/10 from 9 ratings.
Nowadays, it beggars belief that a mere two fragments amounting to less than two minutes of this film survive. Perhaps someone, somewhere, has a dusty film can stored in an out-building on the Paramount lot? As it is, what we still have illustrates a soupçon of the talents of the Oscar winning Jannings and of a violinist he watches from the seats of a theatre in this tale of a man who suffers hard times after…
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The main cast of The Way of All Flesh (1927) includes Emil Jannings, Belle Bennett, Donald Keith, Phyllis Haver and Fred Kohler. The film was directed by Victor Fleming. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Way of All Flesh was released on October 1, 1927 and runs for 1h 34m.
The Way of All Flesh (1927) holds an average rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 9 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
