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An American Tragedy
The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.
Aug 22, 1931 · 1h 36m
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Crime
Drama
Romance
PLOT
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
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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
Directed by
Josef von Sternberg
DETAILS
Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US
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