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The Way of All Flesh

★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 9 votes

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.

Director
Victor Fleming
Release date
Oct 1, 1927
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Way of All Flesh

  • Portrait of Emil Jannings

    Emil Jannings

    August Shilling

  • Portrait of Belle Bennett

    Belle Bennett

    Mrs. Schilling

  • Portrait of Donald Keith

    Donald Keith

    August Jr.

  • Portrait of Phyllis Haver

    Phyllis Haver

    The Temptress

  • Portrait of Fred Kohler

    Fred Kohler

    The Tough

  • Portrait of Philippe De Lacy

    Philippe De Lacy

    August, as a child

  • Portrait of Mickey McBan

    Mickey McBan

    Evald

  • Portrait of Betsy Ann Hisle

    Betsy Ann Hisle

    Charlotte

  • Portrait of Carmencita Johnson

    Carmencita Johnson

    Elizabeth

  • Gordon Thorpe

    Karl

  • Jackie Combs

    Heinrich

  • Dean Harrell

    Evald

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