The Way of All Flesh

Year: 1940

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Louis King

DramaCrimeRomance

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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