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An American Tragedy

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

1931 1h 36m 6.3Movie
CrimeDramaRomance

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

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Theodore Dreiser

Novel

Josef von Sternberg

Director, Writer

Samuel Hoffenstein

Screenplay

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

Frederick Burton

Samuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Wallace Middleton

Gilbert 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

Arnold Korff

Arnold Korff

Judge Oberwaltzer

Russ Powell

Russ Powell

Coroner Fred Heit

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

Train Brakeman (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

Claire Dodd

Claire Dodd

Gaile Warren (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

Robert Dudley

Juror (uncredited)

George Irving

George Irving

Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

Arline Judge

Arline Judge

Bella Griffiths (uncredited)

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