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An American Tragedy (1931)

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.

Release: 1931-08-22
Runtime: 96 min
Rating: 6.118 / 10
Cast
Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes
Clyde Griffiths
Sylvia Sidney
Sylvia Sidney
Roberta 'Bert' Alden
Frances Dee
Frances Dee
Sondra Finchley
Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel
District Attorney Orville Mason
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Frederick Burton
Samuel Griffiths
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
Mrs. Samuel Griffiths
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Wallace Middleton
Gilbert Griffiths
Emmett Corrigan
Emmett Corrigan
Belknap
Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton
Attorney Reuben Jephson
Lucille La Verne
Lucille La Verne
Mrs. Asa Griffiths
Al Hart
Al Hart
Titus Alden
Fanny Midgley
Fanny Midgley
Mrs. Titus Alden
Arnold Korff
Arnold Korff
Judge Oberwaltzer
Russ Powell
Russ Powell
Coroner Fred Heit
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
Train Brakeman (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
Richard Cramer
Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)
Claire Dodd
Claire Dodd
Gaile Warren (uncredited)
Robert Dudley
Robert Dudley
Juror (uncredited)