An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.

6.196 min
CrimeDramaRomance

Overview

A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.

Movie Info

Release Date: 8/22/1931

Runtime: 96 min

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Writers: Theodore Dreiser, Josef von Sternberg, Samuel Hoffenstein

Top Cast

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

Clyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

Sondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

District Attorney Orville Mason

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett Corrigan

Belknap

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

Attorney Reuben Jephson

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La Verne

Mrs. Asa Griffiths

Al Hart

Al Hart

Titus Alden

Fanny Midgley

Fanny Midgley

Mrs. Titus Alden

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