The Way of All Flesh (1927)
3.7 of 5 from 46 ratings
1h 34min
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- Synopsis:
- A single sexual transgression and a case of mistaken identity give rise to a lifetime of heartache for husband, father and bank cashier August Schilling. Rolled by a two-bit vamp (Phyllis Haver), Schilling goes looking for her, only to be attacked by a thief. When the mugger is killed in their struggle and misidentified as Schilling, the banker opts to live in anonymity rather than disgrace his family.
- Actors:
- Emil Jannings, Belle Bennett, Phyllis Haver, Donald Keith, Fred Kohler, Philippe De Lacy, Mickey McBan, Betsy Ann Hisle, Carmencita Johnson, Gordon Thorpe, Jackie Combs, Dean Harrell, Anne Sheridan, Nancy Drexel
- Directors:
- Victor Fleming
- Writers:
- Perley Poore Sheehan, Lajos Biró
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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