---
title: 'The Way of All Flesh (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Fleming'
released: '1927-10-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-way-of-all-flesh-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019553/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Way of All Flesh (1927)

1927 · 82 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-fleming)
- **Screenplay:** [Lajos Bíró](https://cinepixo.com/people/lajos-biro), [Frederica Sagor Maas](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederica-sagor-maas), [Jules Furthman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-furthman)
- **Producer:** [Adolph Zukor](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolph-zukor), [Jesse Louis Lasky](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-louis-lasky)
- **Director of Photography:** [Victor Milner](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-milner)

## Cast

- [Belle Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/belle-bennett)
- [Fred Kohler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kohler)
- [Phyllis Haver](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllis-haver)
- [Emil Jannings](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-jannings)

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