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An American Tragedy (1931)
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"The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry."
Audience
Score
61
NR
1 hr 36 min
Aug 22nd, 1931
Drama
,
Crime
,
Romance
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A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Starring
Phillips Holmes
Sylvia Sidney
Frances Dee
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Writer
Josef von Sternberg
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Theatrical Release:
August 22nd, 1931
Original Language:
English
Production Companies:
Paramount Pictures
Movie Tags:
based on novel or book
murder
pre-code
trial
social climbing
snob
pregnant woman murdered
Cast & Crew
P
Phillips Holmes
as Clyde Griffiths
S
Sylvia Sidney
as Roberta 'Bert' Alden
F
Frances Dee
as Sondra Finchley
I
Irving Pichel
as District Attorney Orville Mason
F
Frederick Burton
as Samuel Griffiths
C
Claire McDowell
as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
J
Josef von Sternberg
Director
T
Theodore Dreiser
Novel
J
Josef von Sternberg
Writer
J
Josef von Sternberg
Producer
L
Lee Garmes
Director of Photography
H
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
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