An American Tragedy
The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.
1931 | 96m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Josef von Sternberg |
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| Writer: | Josef von Sternberg, Theodore Dreiser, Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Staring: |
| A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 22, 1931 |
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| Director: | Josef von Sternberg |
| Writer: | Josef von Sternberg, Theodore Dreiser, Samuel Hoffenstein |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, snob, murder, trial, pre-code, social climbing, pregnant woman murdered |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Phillips Holmes | Clyde Griffiths |
| Sylvia Sidney | Roberta 'Bert' Alden |
| Frances Dee | Sondra Finchley |
| Irving Pichel | District Attorney Orville Mason |
| Frederick Burton | Samuel Griffiths |
| Claire McDowell | Mrs. Samuel Griffiths |
| Wallace Middleton | Gilbert Griffiths |
| Emmett Corrigan | Belknap |
| Charles Middleton | Attorney Reuben Jephson |
| Lucille La Verne | Mrs. Asa Griffiths |
| Al Hart | Titus Alden |
| Fanny Midgley | Mrs. Titus Alden |
| Arnold Korff | Judge Oberwaltzer |
| Russ Powell | Coroner Fred Heit |
| Ed Brady | Train Brakeman (uncredited) |
| Richard Cramer | Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited) |
| Claire Dodd | Gaile Warren (uncredited) |
| Robert Dudley | Juror (uncredited) |
| George Irving | Mr. Finchley (uncredited) |
| Arline Judge | Bella Griffiths (uncredited) |
| Nella Walker | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| William Bailey | |
| Martin Cichy | |
| James Durkin | |
| Elizabeth Forrester | |
| Sherry Hall | |
| Evelyn Pierce | |
| Vivian Winston |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Josef von Sternberg | Director, Writer |
| Theodore Dreiser | Novel |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | Screenplay |
| Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| Hans Dreier | Set Decoration, Art Direction |
| Ralph Rainger | Original Music Composer |
| Harry D. Mills | Sound Engineer |
| Paul Ivano | Camera Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Josef von Sternberg | Producer |
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