An American Tragedy
(1931)

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

Released: 1931-08-22

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

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Phillips Holmes

as Clyde Griffiths

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Sylvia Sidney

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

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Frances Dee

as Sondra Finchley

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Irving Pichel

as District Attorney Orville Mason

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Frederick Burton

as Samuel Griffiths

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Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

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Wallace Middleton

as Gilbert Griffiths

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Emmett Corrigan

as Belknap

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Charles Middleton

as Attorney Reuben Jephson

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Lucille La Verne

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

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Al Hart

as Titus Alden

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Fanny Midgley

as Mrs. Titus Alden

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Arnold Korff

as Judge Oberwaltzer

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Russ Powell

as Coroner Fred Heit

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Ed Brady

as Train Brakeman (uncredited)

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Richard Cramer

as Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

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Claire Dodd

as Gaile Warren (uncredited)

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Robert Dudley

as Juror (uncredited)

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George Irving

as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

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Arline Judge

as Bella Griffiths (uncredited)

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Theodore Dreiser

Novel

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Josef von Sternberg

Director

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Josef von Sternberg

Writer

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Travis Banton

Costume Design

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Josef von Sternberg

Producer

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Lee Garmes

Director of Photography

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Hans Dreier

Art Direction

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Ralph Rainger

Original Music Composer

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John Leipold

Original Music Composer

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Hans Dreier

Set Decoration

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Samuel Hoffenstein

Screenplay

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Paul Ivano

Camera Operator

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Harry D. Mills

Sound Engineer

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