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The Way Of All Flesh

1927, Movie, NR, 90 mins

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The first film made in the U.S. by the internationally acclaimed German actor Emil Jannings, this melodramatic account of the decline of a bourgeois bank functionary recalls the classic LAST LAUGH and prefigures THE BLUE ANGEL. Milwaukee cashier August Schiller (Jannings) is entrusted with the task of delivering some valuable bonds to Chicago, but loses them to seductress Mayme (Phyllis Haver). He meets her on the train, and when they get to Chicago she gets him drunk in a c... read more leave a comment
Year: 1927
Rated NR

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Cast
Emil Jannings: August Schilling
Belle Bennett: Mrs. Schilling
Phyllis Haver: Mayme
Donald Keith: August Jr.
Fred Kohler: The Tough

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Who received the very first ...

Question: Who received the very first Oscar?


Answer: Austrian-born actor Emil Jannings, who received a best-actor Academy Award in 1929, the first year Oscars were given, for his work in The Last Command (1927) and The Way of All Flesh (1928).

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