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An American Tragedy

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

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An American Tragedy — Plot

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

  • Release date
  • August 22, 1931
  • Runtime
  • 96 min
  • Genres
  • Crime, Drama, Romance
  • Director
  • Josef von Sternberg

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An American Tragedy — Cast

Phillips Holmes photo Phillips Holmes Clyde Griffiths Sylvia Sidney photo Sylvia Sidney Roberta 'Bert' Alden Frances Dee photo Frances Dee Sondra Finchley Irving Pichel photo Irving Pichel District Attorney Orville Mason Frederick Burton Samuel Griffiths Claire McDowell photo Claire McDowell Mrs. Samuel Griffiths Wallace Middleton Gilbert Griffiths Emmett Corrigan photo Emmett Corrigan Belknap

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