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The Way of All Flesh
First aired on Oct 1, 1927
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Genres: Drama

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Emil Jannings | August Shilling
Belle Bennett | Mrs. Schilling
Donald Keith | August Jr.
Phyllis Haver | The Temptress
Fred Kohler | The Tough
Philippe De Lacy | August, as a child
Featured Crew
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Victor Fleming | Director
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Victor Milner | Director of Photography
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Henry Hathaway | Assistant Director
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Perley Poore Sheehan | Story
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Lajos BirĂ³ | Adaptation
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Jules Furthman | Writer