based on novel or book,snob,trial,murder,pre-code,social climbing,pregnant woman murdered

An American Tragedy (1931)

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

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Josef von Sternberg
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    Clyde Griffiths Phillips Holmes
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    Roberta 'Bert' Alden Sylvia Sidney
  • Profile picture of Frances Dee
    Sondra Finchley Frances Dee
  • Profile picture of Irving Pichel
    District Attorney Orville Mason Irving Pichel
  • Profile picture of Frederick Burton
    Samuel Griffiths Frederick Burton
  • Profile picture of Claire McDowell
    Mrs. Samuel Griffiths Claire McDowell
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    Belknap Emmett Corrigan
  • Profile picture of Charles Middleton
    Attorney Reuben Jephson Charles Middleton

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Keywords

  • based on novel or book
  • snob
  • trial
  • murder
  • pre-code
  • social climbing
  • pregnant woman murdered