The Way of All Flesh (1927 film)

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The Way of All Flesh
Film poster
Directed by	Victor Fleming
Written by	Lajos Biro (adaptation) Frederica Sagor (adaptation) Jules Furthman (scenario)
Story by	Perley Poore Sheehan
Produced by	Adolph Zukor Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Emil Jannings
Cinematography	Victor Milner
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	June 25, 1927 (1927-06-25) (New York City) October 1, 1927 (1927-10-01) (U.S.)
Running time	9 reels; 8,486 feet
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Way of All Flesh is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Victor Fleming, written by Lajos Bíró, Jules Furthman, and Julian Johnson from a story by Perley Poore Sheehan. Star Emil Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 1929 ceremony for his performances in this film and The Last Command,^[1] the only year that multiple roles were considered.

It is now considered a lost film with only two fragments of the film having been found.^[2][3]