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An American Tragedy
AUG 22, 1931 · 96 MIN · DIR. JOSEF VON STERNBERG
CrimeDramaRomance
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Cast
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
Crew
Writer
Josef von Sternberg
Screenplay
Samuel Hoffenstein
Director of Photography
Lee Garmes
Original Music Composer
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Ralph Rainger
Producer
Josef von Sternberg
