Released:
1927-10-01

Overview:
The story takes place in Milwaukee during the early 1900s with a bank clerk named August Schiller who is happy with both his job and his family. He is tasked with transporting $1,000 in securities to Chicago. On the train he meets a blond seductress who convinces him to buy her a bottle of champagne, and takes him to a saloon. The next morning he awakes alone in a dilapidated bedroom and without the securities.

Director:
Victor Fleming

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Emil Jannings
  as
  August Shilling
• 
  Belle Bennett
  as
  Mrs. Schilling
• 
  Donald Keith
  as
  August Jr.
• 
  Phyllis Haver
  as
  The Temptress
• 
  Fred Kohler
  as
  The Tough