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An American Tragedy

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An American Tragedy

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

6.1

1h 36m

1931

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

Synopsis

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

Director

Josef von Sternberg

CrimeDramaRomance

based on novel or booksnobtrialmurderpre-codesocial climbingpregnant woman murdered

Cast & Crew

Phillips Holmes

Phillips Holmes

as Clyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia Sidney

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

Frances Dee

as Sondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

Irving Pichel

as District Attorney Orville Mason

Frederick Burton

as Samuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Wallace Middleton

as Gilbert Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett Corrigan

as Belknap

Charles Middleton

Charles Middleton

as Attorney Reuben Jephson

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