An American Tragedy
The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.
1931 · 1h 36m · APPROVED
Crime, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
Overview
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Director and cast
- Josef von Sternberg Director
- 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
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