The Way of All Flesh
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Emil Jannings, Belle Bennett, Donald Keith, Phyllis Haver, Fred Kohler, Philippe De Lacy, Mickey McBan, Betsy Ann Hisle, Carmencita Johnson, Gordon Thorpe, Jackie Combs, Dean Harrell
Crew: Victor Fleming (Director), Jules Furthman (Writer), Henry Hathaway (Assistant Director), Victor Milner (Director of Photography), Lajos Biró (Adaptation)