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 a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom and without the securities.

Cast:

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