An American Tragedy
1931 · Josef von Sternberg · 96 min
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.
Phillips HolmesClyde Griffiths
Sylvia SidneyRoberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances DeeSondra Finchley
Irving PichelDistrict Attorney Orville MasonFrederick BurtonSamuel Griffiths
Claire McDowellMrs. Samuel GriffithsWallace MiddletonGilbert Griffiths
Emmett CorriganBelknap
Charles MiddletonAttorney Reuben Jephson
Lucille La VerneMrs. Asa Griffiths
Al HartTitus Alden
Fanny MidgleyMrs. Titus Alden
Arnold KorffJudge Oberwaltzer
Russ PowellCoroner Fred Heit
Ed BradyTrain Brakeman (uncredited)
