An American Tragedy (1931)

NR ★ 6.1/10 96 min Crime, Drama, Romance United States English

Director: Josef von Sternberg

Novel: Theodore Dreiser
Writer: Josef von Sternberg
Screenplay by: Samuel Hoffenstein

Streaming: Not available

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

Description

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

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