The read
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 20 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Victor FlemingDirector
- Jules FurthmanWriter
- Lajos BiróWriter
Cast
- Emil JanningsAugust Shilling
- Belle BennettMrs. Schilling
- Donald KeithAugust Jr.
- Phyllis HaverThe Temptress
- Fred KohlerThe Tough
- Philippe De LacyAugust, as a child
- Mickey McBanEvald
- Betsy Ann HisleCharlotte
- Carmencita JohnsonElizabeth
- Gordon ThorpeKarl
- Jackie CombsHeinrich
- Dean HarrellEvald
Stills
Themes
partially lost filmfragment