An American Tragedy (1931)

Name: An American Tragedy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1931-08-22
Duration: 96 min
Cast: Phillips Holmes, Sylvia Sidney, Frances Dee, Irving Pichel, Frederick Burton

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

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

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Released 1931-08-22 · 96 min · Crime, Drama, Romance

Directed by Josef von Sternberg

Cast

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)