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An American Tragedy

Josef von Sternberg

1931 • 1h 36m

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

An American Tragedy

Cast

Phillips Holmes

Phillips HolmesClyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

Sylvia SidneyRoberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

Frances DeeSondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

Irving PichelDistrict Attorney Orville Mason

Frederick BurtonSamuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowellMrs. Samuel Griffiths

Wallace MiddletonGilbert Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

Emmett CorriganBelknap

Charles Middleton

Charles MiddletonAttorney Reuben Jephson

Lucille La Verne

Lucille La VerneMrs. Asa Griffiths

Al Hart

Al HartTitus Alden

Fanny Midgley

Fanny MidgleyMrs. Titus Alden

Arnold Korff

Arnold KorffJudge Oberwaltzer

Russ Powell

Russ PowellCoroner Fred Heit

Ed Brady

Ed BradyTrain Brakeman (uncredited)

Crew

Theodore Dreiser

Theodore DreiserNovel

Josef von Sternberg

Josef von SternbergDirector

Travis Banton

Travis BantonCostume Design

John Leipold

John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer

Samuel Hoffenstein

Samuel HoffensteinScreenplay

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