The Way of All Flesh (1940 film)

The Way of All Flesh is a 1940 American drama film directed by Louis King and written by Lenore J. Coffee. The film stars Akim Tamiroff, Gladys George, William "Bill" Henry, Muriel Angelus, Berton Churchill and Roger Imhof. It was released on July 5, 1940 by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

The Way of All Flesh
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Louis King
Screenplay by	Lenore J. Coffee
Story by	Lajos Bíró Jules Furthman
Produced by	William LeBaron
Starring	Akim Tamiroff Gladys George William "Bill" Henry Muriel Angelus Berton Churchill Roger Imhof
Cinematography	Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by	Stuart Gilmore
Music by	Victor Young
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 5, 1940 (1940-7-5)
Running time	86 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film is a remake of the lost 1927 silent film of the same name.

Plot

When a successful banker is traveling with a large amount of the bank’s cash, he becomes the victim of a robbery. shamed to return home, he disappears and becomes a derelict. Many years later, he finds himself in his old home town. He peers into the window of his own house and sees his family, now grown. His wife comes out, not recognizing her husband, and she invites him in. He thanks her but departs, walking into the darkness.

Cast

• Akim Tamiroff as Paul Kriza
• Gladys George as Anna Kriza
• William "Bill" Henry as Paul Kriza, Jr.
• Muriel Angelus as Mary Brown
• Berton Churchill as Reginald L. Morten
• Roger Imhof as Franz Henzel
• James Seay as Varno
• Douglas Kennedy as Timothy
• Norma Gene Nelson as Mitzi as a child
• Tommy Bupp as Timothy as a child
• June Hedin as Julie as a child
• Darryl Hickman as Victor as a boy
• James West as Paul, Jr. as a child
• John Harmon as Pete
• James Burke as Frisco
• Marilyn Knowlden as Julie Kriza
• John Hartley as Victor Kriza
• Sheila Ryan as Mitzi Kriza
• Fritz Leiber as Max
• Torben Meyer as Sandor Nemzeti
• Stanley Price as Lefty
• Leonard Penn as Joe