

An American Tragedy
"The Story of a Girl...Good Enough to Betray...But Not Good Enough to Marry."
Overview
A social climber charms a debutante, seduces a factory worker and commits murder.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Key Crew

Josef von Sternberg
Director

Josef von Sternberg
Writer

Josef von Sternberg
Producer

Samuel Hoffenstein
Screenplay
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

Arnold Korff
Judge Oberwaltzer

Russ Powell
Coroner Fred Heit

Ed Brady
Train Brakeman (uncredited)

Richard Cramer
Deputy Sheriff Kraut (uncredited)

Claire Dodd
Gaile Warren (uncredited)

Robert Dudley
Juror (uncredited)

George Irving
Mr. Finchley (uncredited)

Arline Judge
Bella Griffiths (uncredited)