An American Tragedy

Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

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

Run Time

1h 36m

Genre

Crime, Drama, Romance

Release Date

22 Aug 1931

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Director & Producers

Josef von Sternberg
Director

Top Billed 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

Technical Team

Theodore Dreiser
Novel

Josef von Sternberg
Writer Lee Garmes
Director of Photography Ralph Rainger
Original Music Composer

John Leipold
Original Music Composer Harry D. Mills
Sound Engineer

Samuel Hoffenstein
Screenplay Paul Ivano
Camera Operator

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