The Way of All Flesh (1940)
The Way of All Flesh (1940)
WHICH DID HE CHOOSE?...the Kiss of LOVE..the call of home and family...or the kiss of LUST..the law of the bright lights?
Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of four children. He is sent to New York to deliver some securities for the bank. There, he is tagged as easy-pickings by a con-game gang and Mary Brown, gang accomplice, proves he is. Waking up in the morning he discovers he has been robbed of the securities and, when he confronts the gang, he is hit on the head and taken out to be left on a railroad track. He comes to, struggles with the henchman and the man is killed when a train comes roaring by. Paul escapes but his watch is found and he is reported as the dead man. But he can't go home again.

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Cast

Akim Tamiroff Akim Tamiroff As: Paul Kriza
Gladys George Gladys George As: Anna Kriza
William Henry William Henry As: Paul Kriza Jr.
Muriel Angelus Muriel Angelus As: Mary Brown
Berton Churchill Berton Churchill As: Reginald L. Morten
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Storyline

Paul Kriza is a cashier of a bank in a small town, and the happy husband of Anna and the father of four children. He is sent to New York to deliver some securities for the bank. There, he is tagged as easy-pickings by a con-game gang and Mary Brown, gang accomplice, proves he is. Waking up in the morning he discovers he has been robbed of the securities and, when he confronts the gang, he is hit on the head and taken out to be left on a railroad track. He comes to, struggles with the henchman and the man is killed when a train comes roaring by. Paul escapes but his watch is found and he is reported as the dead man. But he can't go home again.


Tagline: WHICH DID HE CHOOSE?...the Kiss of LOVE..the call of home and family...or the kiss of LUST..the law of the bright lights?
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Romance, Crime, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 05 July 1940

Country: US

Runtime: 86m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Akim Tamiroff

Akim Tamiroff

Paul Kriza

Gladys George

Gladys George

Anna Kriza

William Henry

William Henry

Paul Kriza Jr.

Muriel Angelus

Muriel Angelus

Mary Brown

Berton Churchill

Berton Churchill

Reginald L. Morten

Roger Imhof

Roger Imhof

Franz Henzel

James Seay

James Seay

Varno

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Timothy

Norma Gene Nelson

Norma Gene Nelson

Mitzi as a Child

Tommy Bupp

Tommy Bupp

Timothy as a Child

June Hedin

June Hedin

Julie as a Child

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

Victor as a boy

James West

James West

Paul Jr., as a Child

John Harmon

John Harmon

Pete

James Burke

James Burke

Frisco

Marilyn Knowlden

Marilyn Knowlden

Julie Kriza

John Hartley

John Hartley

Victor Kriza

Sheila Ryan

Sheila Ryan

Mitzi Kriza

Fritz Leiber

Fritz Leiber

Max

Torben Meyer

Torben Meyer

Sandor Nemzeti

Stanley Price

Stanley Price

Lefty

Leonard Penn

Leonard Penn

Joe

George Anderson

George Anderson

Minor Role

Sam Ash

Sam Ash

Cigar Clerk

Guy Bellis

Guy Bellis

Minister

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Policeman

Paul E. Burns

Paul E. Burns

First Hobo

Jimmy Conlin

Jimmy Conlin

Second Hobo

Frank Darien

Frank Darien

Second Director

Dorothy Dayton

Dorothy Dayton

Cigarette Girl

Billy Engle

Billy Engle

Newspaper Owner

Martin Faust

Martin Faust

Waiter

James Flavin

James Flavin

Policeman

Sam Flint

Sam Flint

First Director

Allen Fox

Allen Fox

Cigar Clerk

Galan Galt

Galan Galt

Foreman

Ethyl May Halls

Ethyl May Halls

Mother

Cullen Johnson

Cullen Johnson

Boy

Payne B. Johnson

Payne B. Johnson

Boy in Park

John Laing

John Laing

Hotel Clerk

Joyce Mathews

Joyce Mathews

Telegraph Girl

Wanda McKay

Wanda McKay

Cigarette Girl

Howard M. Mitchell

Howard M. Mitchell

Policeman

Jack Norton

Jack Norton

Barber

Wally Rairden

Wally Rairden

Bellhop

Henry Roquemore

Henry Roquemore

Third Director

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Porter

Teet Smith

Teet Smith

Minor Role

Janet Waldo

Janet Waldo

Hat Check Girl

Robert Fischer

Robert Fischer

Baker

Directed By

Louis King

Louis King

Director

Joe Lefert

Joe Lefert

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

William LeBaron

William LeBaron

Executive Producer

Eugene J. Zukor

Eugene J. Zukor

Associate Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Victor Young

Victor Young

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Theodor Sparkuhl

Theodor Sparkuhl

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

A. E. Freudeman

A. E. Freudeman

Set Decoration

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

John B. Goodman

John B. Goodman

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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