A 1927 film starring Emil Jannings, directed by Victor Fleming, written by Lajos Biró, Jules Furthman and Julian Johnson from a storey by Perley Poore Sheehan. The film is unrelated to Samuel Butler's novel The Way of All Flesh, and is now considered a lost film. Jannings won the first Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in this film and his performance in The Last Command (the only year that acting Oscars were awarded for multiple performances).