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The Way of All Flesh (1940)

The Way of All Flesh poster
Directed by
Louis King
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man struggles to provide for his family during hard times. He faces a series of personal and financial challenges.

emotionalsentimentaldramaticmelancholicfamily-focusedearnestclassicmid-century

What happens

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. The film is a remake of the lost 1927 silent film of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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