Sins Of The Fathers

Jannings stars as a German waiter working in an American restaurant to support himself and Pitts, his pregnant wife. When the news comes that she has given birth, Jannings becomes so excited he spills gravy on a patron's dress. Surviving this mishap, Jannings becomes the owner of the restaurant some years later. He falls in love with adventuress Chatterton, a romance which devastates Pitts and leads to her death. Time passes and Prohibition cramps America's nightlife. To fatten his pocketbook, Jannings gets involved in bootlegging, selling poisonous mash to the unsuspecting. He lives life to the hilt, enjoying all the luxuries money can buy and spending his money o...