The way of all flesh (1927)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The way of all flesh |
| Original title | The Way of All Flesh |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1927 |
| length | 82 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Victor Fleming |
| script |
Lajos Biró Jules Furthman |
| camera | Victor Milner |
| occupation | |
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The Way of All Meat is an American drama from 1927. The screenplay of the silent film is based on a story by Perley Poore Sheehan.
action
The bank teller August Schiller lives and works in Milwaukee. He is happily married and has six children. Schiller is commissioned to bring Pfandbriefe to Chicago. It's the first time he has left Milwaukee since his honeymoon.
By chance he meets the adventurous Mayme on the train. She seduces him and steals the Pfandbriefe after getting him drunk. Mayme's friend Tough and his men hit Schiller in order to steal his watch as well. But the now sober and very angry cashier begins to fight back. During the scuffle, Tough leans out of the train and is killed by an oncoming train. Schiller exchanges his clothes with the dead man. Now the newspapers bring the news of the robbery and the heroic death of the cashier who wanted to protect the loot from the criminals.
Years later, Schiller has become a broken man. He learns that his eldest son has become a well-known violinist. Schiller scrapes up all of his cash so that he can buy a seat at the next concert. After the concert, it is Christmas, Schiller follows his son home. The former cashier is noticed. But the family does not recognize him.
Awards
At the first Academy Awards in 1929 , Emil Jannings was awarded the Oscar for Best Actor . Jannings won the first Oscar for best leading actor for the film together with his work in the film His Last Command. In the early days of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the rules still allowed nominations for several films at the same time. In addition, the prize was awarded jointly for the years 1927 and 1928, so that a film from the corresponding year was used for the winners.
background
The premiere took place on June 25, 1927 in New York.
The film is considered lost because no copies have been preserved or nothing is known about it. It is the only missing film to win an Oscar for an actor.
In 1940 Louis King directed a remake with Akim Tamiroff in the lead role.
Web links
- The way of all flesh in the Internet Movie Database (English)