The Way of All Flesh (1927)
Directed by Victor Fleming · 94 min · Drama
33.6 TOPICAL score · #3,219 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
The Way of All Flesh (1927, directed by Victor Fleming) has a TOPICAL score of 33.6 - ranked 3,219 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (9 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.
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- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (9 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 26 languages
- Still read1,836 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Emil Jannings (actor #356), Belle Bennett, Donald Keith, Phyllis Haver