An American Tragedy

An American Tragedy

96 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Aug. 22, 1931

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

An American Tragedy

96 mins | Drama, Crime, Romance | Aug. 22, 1931

An American Tragedy
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Paramount
Original title An American Tragedy
Directors Josef von Sternberg
Writers Theodore Dreiser, Samuel Hoffenstein, Josef von Sternberg

Cast

Phillips Holmes

as Clyde Griffiths

Sylvia Sidney

as Roberta 'Bert' Alden

Frances Dee

as Sondra Finchley

Irving Pichel

as District Attorney Orville Mason

Frederick Burton

as Samuel Griffiths

Claire McDowell

as Mrs. Samuel Griffiths

Wallace Middleton

as Gilbert Griffiths

Emmett Corrigan

as Belknap

Charles Middleton

as Attorney Reuben Jephson

Lucille La Verne

as Mrs. Asa Griffiths

Al Hart

as Titus Alden

Fanny Midgley

as Mrs. Titus Alden

Arnold Korff

as Judge Oberwaltzer

Russ Powell

as Coroner Fred Heit

Ed Brady

as Train Brakeman (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

as Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

Claire Dodd

as Gaile Warren (uncredited)

Robert Dudley

as Juror (uncredited)

George Irving

as Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

Arline Judge

as Bella Griffiths (uncredited)

Nella Walker

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)