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The Way of All Flesh (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 86 mins · English
- Directed by
- Louis King
- Starring
- Berton Churchill, William Henry, James West, James Flavin, Gladys George, Torben Meyer
Paul Kriza, a small‑town bank cashier, husband and father of four, is sent to New York to deliver securities. He is targeted by a con‑game gang; accomplice Mary Brown confirms he’s an easy mark. After being robbed and knocked unconscious, he is left for dead on a railroad track. He survives, kills a henchman when a train passes, but his watch is found and authorities declare him dead, making it impossible for him to return home.
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