The Way of All Flesh

I saw this movie when I was a young girl and cried like a baby. What a touching story. It was played on television, since that is where I saw it. I wish I could get a copy. I think Akim Tamiroff in the lead role of the father was excellent and an underrated actor. I might be mistaken but I think this story was first a book, but I don't know who wrote it. I will continue to do some searches on that. I wish AMC or TMC would at least run the movie on television. There was an earlier version of this movie, 1927, but I have not seen that one. the final scene of the movie is unforgettable! A must see.Too bad this film isn't available on DVD.

My mum just recently found out the name of this movie after 20 years of first seeing it on late night television. A movie which she has never forgotten and which left her in tears. We thought we would never find it as other users on this site have had such trouble. So we couldn't believe our lucky stars when we finally tracked down the internet site http://www.movielead.com/buynow.html This movie was listed as available so we purchased it and crossed our fingers. Low and behold we received our DVD copy a couple of days ago. Delivery only took 3 weeks from U.S. My mum was absolutely delighted. For any future users or those who have had trouble, this will save you some searching.

I saw The Way of All Flesh when I was about 8 years old. I always called it "The Man Without A Home". It was such a tear jerker that I thought my mom would need a rowboat to get out of the theater.

The most poignant scene, as I recall, was when the father trudges towards his home through the snow on Xmas eve, looks in the window and sees his entire family sitting around the Xmas tree, reminiscing about their father, worshiping his soul (they all believed he died many years ago, as seen in the film). Instead of breaking the bubble, and trying to gain entry, the father turns away and goes back away from the house. This may have been the final scene.

It is really sad that this movies is not available on VHS or DVD. I would have loved to see it. I agree that because the movie did not have any big-name stars to draw a wide audience, it slipped away.

Could you imagine the tidal wave a pairing of "The Way of All Flesh" and "Stella Dallas" would cause?

Stan Flax

I saw this film once--in 1968, when I was 8 years old, on the late, late show. I cried myself to sleep that night, the ending was so sad. In the intervening years, the basic plot of the movie, and especially the ending, stuck in my mind, but I couldn't remember the title, the stars, or anything else. For the past four years, off and on, I've searched the IMDb to no avail, trying to find out what movie this was. Then I came across this entry by accident. Now, after 37 years, the mystery is solved. I couldn't find anything about The Way of All Flesh at the Turner Classic Movies website. I wonder if they even have it in their film library. it certainly would be interesting to see it again after all these years.

This message in for Sharon Pennock. I also have been searching for this movie for the past few years. Ideally i wanted to get it for my father for his 80th birthday, however, i didn't have much luck! My father told me about this film years ago and said it was one of the best film he has ever seen and such a tearjerker. I, like my father love all the old classics. It's my Dads 82nd birthday this year and i would just love to get the ideal present for him. Can you tell me where exactly you tracked down your copy of the film. I would greatly appreciated if you or anyone else who is reading this comment could assist me in my search. I'm living in Dublin, Ireland. And now after reading all the comments about the film i'm even more determined to get it. Thanks guys!!