The Way of All Flesh (1927)
3.4 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, Philip Sleeman
- Directors:
- Victor Fleming
- Writers:
- Perley Poore Sheehan, Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman, Julian Johnson, Ernest Maas, Frederica Sagor Maas
- Aka:
- Krik mesa
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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