Flesh and the Devil
“Passion ran like wine in their blood!”
1926•NR•1h 52m•7.2•Released
DramaRomance
When lifelong best friends Leo and Ulrich return home after completing their military training, Leo meets the stunning Felicitas at a railway station and is mesmerized by her beauty. A scandal follows, for which Leo is sent away. Returning home three years later, he discovers that much has changed.
Director
Clarence Brown
Writer
Benjamin Glazer, Marian Ainslee
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$1M
Languages
No Language
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast
John Gilbert
Leo von Harden
Greta Garbo
Felicitas
Lars Hanson
Ulrich von Eltz
Barbara Kent
Hertha von Eltz
William Orlamond
Uncle Kutowski
George Fawcett
Pastor Voss
Eugenie Besserer
Leo's Mother
Marc McDermott
Count von Rhaden
Marcelle Corday
Minna
Frankie Darro
Boy who dances with Hertha (uncredited)
Philippe De Lacy
Leo as a boy (uncredited)
Virginia Marshall
Hertha as a girl (uncredited)
Maurice Murphy
Ulrich as a boy (uncredited)
Polly Moran
Family Retainer with bouquet (uncredited)
Carl Roup
Train Station Vendor (uncredited)
Production
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Irving Thalberg
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