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The Way of All Flesh (1927)

★ 6.882 minDirector: Victor Fleming

1927 film by Victor Fleming

The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Lajos Bíró, Jules Furthman, and Julian Johnson from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. Star Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1929 ceremony for his performances in this film and The Last Command, the only year that multiple roles were considered.

It is now considered a lost film with only two fragments of the film having been found.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is The Way of All Flesh about?
The Way of All Flesh (1927) — 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
Is The Way of All Flesh based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Way of All Flesh scary?
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