An American Tragedy
6.3
18 Reviews
1931
1h 36min
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
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A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Released
22 August 1931
Runtime
1h 36min
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Genre
Crime
Drama
Romance
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
Paramount Pictures
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
Arnold Korff
Judge Oberwaltzer
Russ Powell
Coroner Fred Heit
Ed Brady
Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)
Claire Dodd
Gaile Warren (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Juror (uncredited)
George Irving
Mr. Finchley (uncredited)
Arline Judge
Bella Griffiths (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
William Bailey
Acting
Martin Cichy
Acting
James Durkin
Acting
Elizabeth Forrester
Acting
Sherry Hall
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Evelyn Pierce
Acting
Vivian Winston
Acting
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