The Way of All Flesh

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Emil Jannings

August Shilling

Age : 65 | Popularity : 11%

Belle Bennett

Mrs. Schilling

Age : 41 | Popularity : 3%

Donald Keith

August Jr.

Age : 65 | Popularity : 7%

Phyllis Haver

The Temptress

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Fred Kohler

The Tough

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Philippe De Lacy

August, as a child

Age : 78 | Popularity : 8%

Mickey McBan

Evald

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Betsy Ann Hisle

Charlotte

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Jules Furthman Lajos Biró
	Adaptation	Lajos Biró
	Story	Perley Poore Sheehan
Directing	Director	Victor Fleming
	Assistant Director	Henry Hathaway
Camera	Director of Photography	Victor Milner
Department	Role	Name

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