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The Way of All Flesh
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The Way of All Flesh

Oct 1, 1927
1h 34m
★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Emil Jannings

August Shilling

Emil Jannings

Belle Bennett

Mrs. Schilling

Belle Bennett

Donald Keith

August Jr.

Donald Keith

Phyllis Haver

The Temptress

Phyllis Haver

Fred Kohler

The Tough

Fred Kohler

Philippe De Lacy

August, as a child

Philippe De Lacy

Mickey McBan

Evald

Mickey McBan

Betsy Ann Hisle

Charlotte

Betsy Ann Hisle

Carmencita Johnson

Elizabeth

Carmencita Johnson

Gordon Thorpe

Karl

Gordon Thorpe

Jackie Combs

Heinrich

Jackie Combs

Dean Harrell

Evald

Dean Harrell

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