An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy (1931)

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

  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1931-08-22
  • User Rating: 6.1/10 from 16 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Paramount Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Josef von Sternberg
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Summary

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

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  • Phillips Holmes

    as Clyde Griffiths

  • Sylvia Sidney

    as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

  • Frances Dee

    as Sondra Finchley

  • Irving Pichel

    as District Attorney Orville Mason

  • Frederick Burton

    as Samuel Griffiths

  • Claire McDowell

    as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

  • Wallace Middleton

    as Gilbert Griffiths

  • Emmett Corrigan

    as Belknap

  • Charles Middleton

    as Attorney Reuben Jephson

  • Lucille La Verne

    as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

  • Al Hart

    as Titus Alden

  • Fanny Midgley

    as Mrs. Titus Alden

  • Arnold Korff

    as Judge Oberwaltzer

  • Russ Powell

    as Coroner Fred Heit

  • Ed Brady

    as Train Brakeman (uncredited)

  • Richard Cramer

    as Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

  • Claire Dodd

    as Gaile Warren (uncredited)

  • Robert Dudley

    as Juror (uncredited)

  • George Irving

    as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

  • Arline Judge

    as Bella Griffiths (uncredited)

  • Nella Walker

    as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

  • William Bailey

    as

  • Martin Cichy

    as

  • James Durkin

    as

  • Elizabeth Forrester

    as

  • Sherry Hall

    as

  • Evelyn Pierce

    as

  • Vivian Winston

    as
Writing Theodore Dreiser Novel
Directing Josef von Sternberg Director
Writing Josef von Sternberg Writer
Production Josef von Sternberg Producer
Costume & Make-Up Travis Banton Costume Design
Camera Lee Garmes Director of Photography
Sound John Leipold Original Music Composer
Art Hans Dreier Set Decoration
Sound Ralph Rainger Original Music Composer
Art Hans Dreier Art Direction
Writing Samuel Hoffenstein Screenplay
Sound Harry D. Mills Sound Engineer
Camera Paul Ivano Camera Operator

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