An American Tragedy

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.

1h 36m1931NRTMDb 6.3

CrimeDramaRomance

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 22 August 1931
Runtime: 1h 36m
Rating: NR
TMDB score: 6.3 / 10 (18 votes)

Production

Director: Josef von Sternberg
Writers: Theodore Dreiser, Josef von Sternberg, Samuel Hoffenstein
Studios: Paramount Pictures
Countries: United States of America

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English