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63% Critic Match
An American Tragedy
“The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry.”
6.3 / 10• 1931• 1h 36m•NR• English
CrimeDramaRomance
Storyline
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Cast & Crew
Phillips Holmes
Clyde Griffiths
Lead
Sylvia Sidney
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee
Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel
District Attorney Orville Mason
FB
Frederick Burton
Samuel Griffiths
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
WM
Wallace Middleton
Gilbert Griffiths
Emmett Corrigan
Belknap
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josef von Sternberg's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. An American Tragedy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
